Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Meredith (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Meredith. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Meredith is located in Belknap County.
To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Belknap County: Carroll, Grafton, Merrimack & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near Meredith. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meredith:
- Belknap County (The home county of Meredith)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Winona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Center Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Interlaken Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Glendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Wildwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Gilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laconia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winnisquam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Samoset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Gaza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Spring Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Big Rock Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Moultonborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chicks Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Sandwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Tuftonboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Federal Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- North Sandwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stockbridge Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Water Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Water Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
- Whiteface
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whiteface is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- South Tamworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Holderness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Campton Lower Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campton Upper Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- South Alexandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Hill Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Northfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Shaker Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Danbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Loudon Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Andover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- New Durham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Middleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Dexter Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Strafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Twin Lakes Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Oxford County (ME)
- Porter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- South Effingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Stevens Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Mee Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- Parsonsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Newfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Acton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Shapleigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meredith, see our County-by-County Page for Meredith.
Cemeteries Near Meredith ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meredith.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Meredith - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meredith covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Dow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Round Bay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bayside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Squam Bridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- McCoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Meredith had a population of 800 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Meredith had a population of 6,476 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Center Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holderness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moultonborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Sanbornton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sanbornton
- Laconia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Shore Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Shore Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Park
- Gaza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Melvin Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Center Sandwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meredith. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meredith.
Newspapers Published in Meredith ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meredith.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meredith, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meredith.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Meredith:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Belknap County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Sullivan County
- Oxford County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meredith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Meredith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |