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 Mont Vernon (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 Mont Vernon. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Mont Vernon is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Essex (MA), Middlesex (MA), Worcester (MA), Cheshire, Merrimack, Rockingham & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Mont Vernon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mont Vernon:
- Hillsborough County (The home county of Mont Vernon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mont Vernon, with the one closest to Mont Vernon listed first.
- Amherst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndeborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndeborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
- New Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- South Lyndeborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyndeborough
- West Wilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Merrimack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- East Merrimack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Goffstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Francestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mont Vernon, with the one closest to Mont Vernon listed first.
- Bonds Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
- Eastview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Jaffrey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rindge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Rindge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Harrisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Mill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Stoddard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roxbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mont Vernon, with the one closest to Mont Vernon listed first.
- Dunbarton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Martin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- South Hooksett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Bow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bow is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <1>
- Hooksett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suncook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bow Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Hopkinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henniker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Contoocook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Allenstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mont Vernon, with the one closest to Mont Vernon listed first.
- Londonderry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Derry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Derry Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Windham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hubbard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- North Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Candia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Candia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Hampstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sandown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sullivan County
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mont Vernon, with the one closest to Mont Vernon listed first.
- Ayers Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Tozier Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Methuen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Haggetts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- Lawrence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Ward Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- North Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Shawsheen Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- West Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mont Vernon, with the one closest to Mont Vernon listed first.
- Townsend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- West Townsend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- Babbatasset Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
- East Pepperell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
- Pepperell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
- Townsend Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Ashby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Old City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- South Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Dunstable
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dunstable is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Paper Mill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Tyngsbororough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- Groton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Groton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mont Vernon, with the one closest to Mont Vernon listed first.
- Lunenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Lane Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Ashburnham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Blackburn Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Fitchburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- Winchendon Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- South Fitchburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
- Pequoig
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- South Ashburnham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
- Winchendon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Lunenburg Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Leominster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leominster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Shaker Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mont Vernon, see our County-by-County Page for Mont Vernon.
Cemeteries Near Mont Vernon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mont Vernon.
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 Mont Vernon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mont Vernon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mont Vernon, with the one closest to Mont Vernon listed first.
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadow View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Yard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Lyndeborough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Milford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103081 <3>
- Cricket Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Lyndeborough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- New Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vale End Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Yard 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.<4>
While we didn't find Mont Vernon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mont Vernon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mont Vernon, with the one closest to Mont Vernon listed first.
- Richardson ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richardson is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Amherst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lyndeborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndeborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
- South Lyndeborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyndeborough
- East Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- New Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Wilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- Pratt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- South Merrimack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Russell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Thorntons Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thorntons Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntons Ferry
- Merrimack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mont Vernon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mont Vernon.
Newspapers Published in Mont Vernon ...
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 272 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mont Vernon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mont Vernon, 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 Mont Vernon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Mont Vernon:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Hillsborough County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheshire County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Sullivan County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Worcester 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mont Vernon) 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 Mont Vernon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |