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 Munsonville (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 Munsonville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Munsonville is located in Cheshire 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 Cheshire County: Franklin (MA), Worcester (MA), Hillsborough, Sullivan & Windham (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Munsonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Munsonville:
- Cheshire County (The home county of Munsonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsonville, with the one closest to Munsonville listed first.
- Nelson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Sullivan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stoddard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Harrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilsum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Marlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Keene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsonville, with the one closest to Munsonville listed first.
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Antrim Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Antrim Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Center
- Clinton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clinton Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- North Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Antrim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Peterborough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Holton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsonville, with the one closest to Munsonville listed first.
- Bradford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henniker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Melvin Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Mount Sunapee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sutton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blodgett Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- Lower Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Contoocook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbarton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsonville, with the one closest to Munsonville listed first.
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Acworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acworth
- Lempster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lempster is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lempster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
- Acworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Langdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Langdon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Unity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people
- Charlestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Kelleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kelleyville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleyville
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sunapee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsonville, with the one closest to Munsonville listed first.
- Mayo Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Warwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- West Northfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- North Orange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Tully
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tully is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- Northfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- Mount Hermon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Wendell Depot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsonville, with the one closest to Munsonville listed first.
- Ashby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- South Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsonville, with the one closest to Munsonville listed first.
- Royalston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Waterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Winchendon Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Winchendon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Pequoig
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- Lane Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Baldwinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Ashburnham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Athol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- South Ashburnham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
- Blackburn Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsonville, with the one closest to Munsonville listed first.
- Westminster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bellows Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Westminster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westminster
- Estimated population in 2011: 246 people
- Westminster
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
- Putney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Putney is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Rockingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saxtons River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster West
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westminster West is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster West
- Rockingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
- East Dummerston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Brockways Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brockways Mills is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockways Mills
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsonville, with the one closest to Munsonville listed first.
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Depot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Depot is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Depot
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weathersfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weathersfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,727 people
- Ascutney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
- Perkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Munsonville, see our County-by-County Page for Munsonville.
Cemeteries Near Munsonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Munsonville.
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 Munsonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Munsonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Munsonville, with the one closest to Munsonville listed first.
- Munsonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Denis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Joslin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willard Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Island Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Street Cemetery
- The Island Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harrisville Cemetery
- Gilsum Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilsum Village Cemetery
- The Gilsum Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ware Cemetery
- Centennial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centennial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Keene.
- The Centennial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bond Cemetery
- Centennial Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987553 <2>
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Keene.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #796341 <2>
- Graniteville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marlow Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Jefts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Keene.
- The North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chase Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204438 <2>
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Keene.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #251415 <2>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Munsonville had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Munsonville, with the one closest to Munsonville listed first.
- East Sullivan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Sullivan is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sullivan
- Nelson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Sullivan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Stoddard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Stoddard is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stoddard
- Stoddard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chesham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chesham is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesham
- Harrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilsum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Keene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Keene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Keene is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Keene
- Marlborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Surry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Surry is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Munsonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Munsonville.
Newspapers Published in Munsonville ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Munsonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Munsonville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Munsonville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Munsonville:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Cheshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Sullivan County
- Franklin County
- Middlesex County
- Worcester County
- Windham County
- Windsor 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> | 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- Munsonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Munsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |