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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 (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. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Cheshire, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Windham (VT) & Windsor (VT).

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

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Meriden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
    • Mill Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Plainfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • North Grantham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Grantham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
      • Grantham is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantham <1>
    • South Cornish
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Squag City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squag City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squag City
      • Squag City is located in Sullivan County
    • Croydon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornish City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
      • Cornish City is located in Sullivan County
    • Cornish
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Croydon Flat
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Balloch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Springfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
    • Claremont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Belknap County
    • New Hampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
      • New Hampton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <1>
  • Cheshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
    • Alstead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Alstead Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Drewsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Marlow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Cold River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cold River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
      • Cold River is located in Cheshire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cold River
      • From Meriden to Cold River
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
    • Montcalm
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montcalm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
      • Montcalm is located in Grafton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Montcalm
      • From Meriden to Montcalm
    • Lebanon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
    • Meadow Brook Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
      • Meadow Brook Village is located in Grafton County
    • Pinewood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
      • Pinewood Village is located in Grafton County
    • Lower Shaker Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
      • Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
    • Upper Shaker Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
      • Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
    • West Lebanon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Enfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mascoma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mascoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
      • Mascoma is located in Grafton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mascoma
      • From Meriden to Mascoma
    • Sachem Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachem Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Village
      • Sachem Village is located in Grafton County
    • Lockehaven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Etna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hanover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Merrimack County
  • Orange County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
    • Union Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
      • Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
    • Thetford Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • South Strafford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Thetford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thetford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
      • Thetford is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
    • Strafford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
      • Strafford is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
    • Ely
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Old City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Orange County (VT)
    • Post Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Strafford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
      • Strafford is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <1>
    • Fairlee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Tunbridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairlee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
      • Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • Tunbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
      • Tunbridge is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,335 people
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
    • West Bridgewater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Healdville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Healdville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdville
      • Healdville is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Healdville
      • From Meriden to Healdville
    • Killington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington
      • Killington is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
    • Killington Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killington Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington Village
      • Killington Village is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Sherburne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherburne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
      • Sherburne is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sherburne
      • From Meriden to Sherburne
    • Mount Holly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
      • Mount Holly is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Telemark Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telemark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemark Village
      • Telemark Village is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Mount Holly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bowlsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Shrewsbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
      • Shrewsbury is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Windham County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
    • Brockways Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockingham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockingham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
      • Rockingham is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
    • Bellows Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellows Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellows Falls
      • Bellows Falls is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellows Falls <1>
    • North Westminster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westminster
      • North Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Estimated population in 2011: 246 people
    • Grafton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Saxtons River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Windsor County (VT)

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

Cemeteries Near Meriden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meriden.

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 covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Meriden had a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • East Plainfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Plainfield
    • East Plainfield is located in Sullivan County
  • Cornish Flat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Flat
    • Cornish Flat is located in Sullivan County
  • Mill Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cornish Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Center
    • Cornish Center is located in Sullivan County
  • Montcalm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montcalm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
    • Montcalm is located in Grafton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Montcalm
    • From Meriden to Montcalm
  • Plainfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Grafton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
  • South Cornish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grantham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
    • Grantham is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantham <1>
  • North Grantham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Hartland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Croydon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Meriden ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meriden.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Meriden. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Meriden and those printed in the larger area surrounding Meriden.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6> of Meriden.

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 Meriden:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meriden. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meriden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5440, Longitude: -72.2528    









 

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