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 Monroe (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 Monroe. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Monroe is located in Grafton 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 Grafton County: Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Merrimack, Sullivan, Caledonia (VT), Essex (VT), Orange (VT) & Windsor (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Monroe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monroe:
- Grafton County (The home county of Monroe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Lyman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lyman is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Woodsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Jockey Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jockey Hill is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Swiftwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swiftwater is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- North Haverhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Landaff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Landaff is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landaff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Sugar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Boutin Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boutin Corner is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutin Corner
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Whitefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Scott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Carroll
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Lancaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fabyan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- McIndoe Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
- Ryegate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ryegate is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
- Barnet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barnet is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- Ryegate Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Corner
- South Peacham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Peacham is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Peacham
- Peacham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Groton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Passumpsic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Passumpsic is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passumpsic
- Greenbank Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbank Hollow is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank Hollow
- Greenbank Hollow has also been known as:
- Greenbank Village
- Greenbanks
- South Danville
- Lower Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey Hollow is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Hollow
- Peacham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peacham is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- East Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Damon Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Damon Crossing is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
- Victory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Victory is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Lunenburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gallup Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
- Granby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Granby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Granby is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Guildhall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- East Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Haven is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Lamoille County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Elmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmore is located in Lamoille County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Wolcott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolcott is located in Lamoille County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Wolcott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Wells River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newbury Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newbury Center is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Center
- Newbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
- Newbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Newbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Topsham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Topsham is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- South Newbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- East Corinth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Corinth is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corinth
- Bradford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Bradford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Orange
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- West Corinth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Corinth is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
- Orleans County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Greensboro Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greensboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greensboro is located in Orleans County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- East Craftsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Craftsbury is located in Orleans County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Craftsbury
- Craftsbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- South Cabot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Cabot is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cabot
- Lanesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lanesboro is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Cabot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cabot is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Marshfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marshfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marshfield is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,465 people
- Cabot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Cabot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Cabot is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cabot
- Plainfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plainfield is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- East Calais
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Woodbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Woodbury is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbury
- Barre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barre is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
- Calais
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Calais is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monroe, see our County-by-County Page for Monroe.
Cemeteries Near Monroe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monroe.
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 Monroe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monroe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Monroe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McIndoe Falls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barnet Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mtn. Cemetery
- The Blue Mtn. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Church Yard Cemetery
- Old Churchyard Cemetery
- Ryegate Corner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226506 <2>
- Locke Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Monroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walter Harvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Ryegate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hamm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Barnet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Monroe had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Monroe had a population of 807 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- McIndoe Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
- Barnet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Ryegate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Ryegate is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ryegate
- Lyman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lyman is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- West Barnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Barnet is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barnet
- South Ryegate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boltonville is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- South Peacham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Peacham is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Peacham
- Groton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wells River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Peacham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Peacham is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peacham
- Peacham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monroe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monroe.
Newspapers Published in Monroe ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monroe, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monroe.
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 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 Monroe:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coos County
- Caledonia County
- Essex County
- Lamoille County
- Orange County
- Orleans County
- Washington 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Monroe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monroe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |