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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 Meriden Hill (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 Meriden Hill. 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.

Meriden Hill is located in Coos County.

To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coos County: Oxford (ME), Carroll, Grafton & Essex (VT).

Below are the counties that are near Meriden Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meriden Hill:

  • Coos County     (The home county of Meriden Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meriden Hill, with the one closest to Meriden Hill listed first.
    • Cones
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cones. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
      • Cones is located in Coos County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cones
      • From Meriden Hill to Cones
    • North Stratford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Masons
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Masons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
      • Masons is located in Coos County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Masons
      • From Meriden Hill to Masons
    • Colebrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
      • Colebrook is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <2>
    • Stratford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Mapleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ervings Location
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ervings Location have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervings Location
      • Ervings Location is located in Coos County
    • Groveton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
      • Groveton is located in Coos County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <2>
    • Dixville Notch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Percy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Percy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
      • Percy is located in Coos County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Percy
      • From Meriden Hill to Percy
    • Stark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meriden Hill, with the one closest to Meriden Hill listed first.
    • Upton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Upton is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <2>
    • Wilsons Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Magalloway Plantation
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magalloway Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalloway Plantation
      • Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Lincoln Plantation
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
      • Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Middle Dam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Caledonia County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meriden Hill, with the one closest to Meriden Hill listed first.
    • Newark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Burke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Burke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burke
      • From Meriden Hill to Burke
    • East Burke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • West Burke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burke
      • West Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burke <2>
    • Sutton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Sutton is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
    • Egypt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Summit
      • From Meriden Hill to Summit
    • Kirby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Kirby is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Lyndon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
    • Lyndonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndonville
      • Lyndonville is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndonville <2>
    • Lyndon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Essex County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meriden Hill, with the one closest to Meriden Hill listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Bloomfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brunswick Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lemington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemington
      • Lemington is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Brunswick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Brunswick is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Lewis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Lewis is located in Essex County (VT)
    • Maidstone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
      • Maidstone is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Ferdinand
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
      • Ferdinand is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Canaan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Averill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
      • Averill is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
    • Beecher Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Brighton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people
  • Orleans County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meriden Hill, with the one closest to Meriden Hill listed first.
    • East Charleston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Morgan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Charleston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
    • Holland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
    • Westmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmore
      • Westmore is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Holland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holland
      • From Meriden Hill to Holland
    • West Charleston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Brownington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Brownington is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Brownington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Barton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
      • Barton is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,455 people
    • Barton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
      • Barton is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barton <2>
    • Brownington Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownington Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington Village
      • Brownington Village is located in Orleans County (VT)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meriden Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Meriden Hill.

Cemeteries Near Meriden Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meriden Hill.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meriden Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meriden Hill, with the one closest to Meriden Hill listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Meriden Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meriden Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Meriden Hill, with the one closest to Meriden Hill listed first.

  • Georges
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges
    • Georges is located in Coos County
  • North Stratford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beatties
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatties have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatties
    • Beatties is located in Coos County
  • Brunswick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Brunswick is located in Essex County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Stratford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Stratford is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Colebrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
    • Colebrook is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <2>
  • Wenlock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenlock
    • Wenlock is located in Essex County (VT)
  • Stevens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
    • Stevens is located in Essex County (VT)
  • Groveton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
    • Groveton is located in Coos County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <2>
  • East Brighton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brighton
    • East Brighton is located in Essex County (VT)
  • Percy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Percy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
    • Percy is located in Coos County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Percy
    • From Meriden Hill to Percy
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meriden Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meriden Hill.

Newspapers Published in Meriden Hill ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meriden Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meriden Hill, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meriden Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Meriden Hill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meriden Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meriden Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meriden Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7842, Longitude: -71.5544    
<6>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 Meriden Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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