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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 New Hampton (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 New Hampton. 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 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.

New Hampton is located in Belknap 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 Belknap County: Carroll, Grafton, Merrimack & Strafford.

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

  • Belknap County     (The home county of New Hampton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hampton, with the one closest to New Hampton listed first.
    • Winona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Winona is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Gaza
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gaza is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
    • Meredith
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanbornton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Interlaken Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
    • Wildwood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
    • Laconia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Winnisquam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardners Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
    • Center Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Glendale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Glendale is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hampton, with the one closest to New Hampton listed first.
    • Big Rock Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
    • Chicks Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
    • Moultonborough
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandwich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandwich is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
    • Melvin Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Tuftonboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • North Sandwich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Federal Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
    • Stockbridge Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
    • Wolfeboro Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Wolfeboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Whiteface
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Whiteface is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
    • South Tamworth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hampton, with the one closest to New Hampton listed first.
    • Bridgewater
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bristol
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ashland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Alexandria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • South Alexandria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
    • Holderness
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hebron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Groton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Quincy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Quincy is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • East Grafton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • East Grafton is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
    • Grafton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Campton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Merrimack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hampton, with the one closest to New Hampton listed first.
    • Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Hill Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
    • Franklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Danbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Andover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Andover is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
    • Northfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Andover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Salisbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Potter Place
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
    • West Andover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Andover is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
    • Wilmot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilmot is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <1>
    • Wilmot Flat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
    • Shaker Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
  • Strafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hampton, with the one closest to New Hampton listed first.
    • New Durham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Davis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Davis is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Dexter Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
    • Middleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Middleton is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
    • Strafford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hampton, with the one closest to New Hampton listed first.
    • Springfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Springfield is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
    • Twin Lakes Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
    • Georges Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Fernwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
    • North Grantham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
    • Lower Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
    • Grantham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sunapee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Croydon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Croydon is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
    • Croydon Flat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
    • Newport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Meriden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Meriden is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Windsor County (VT)
    • Pompanoosuc
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc

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

Cemeteries Near New Hampton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Hampton.

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 New Hampton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Homeland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Homeland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Webster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Webster Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Ashland.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Burns Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rhoades Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bunker Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crockett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...

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 New Hampton had a population of 124 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, New Hampton had a population of 2,234 people.

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

  • Bristol
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • North Sanbornton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sanbornton
  • Bridgewater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Gaza
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaza is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
  • Ashland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Alexandria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • South Alexandria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
  • Sanbornton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Meredith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • East Hebron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Hebron is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hebron
  • Holderness
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hebron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Tilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • East Tilton is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tilton

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

Newspapers Published in New Hampton ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hampton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Hampton, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Hampton.

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 New Hampton:

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 from Point A (ie- New Hampton) 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 New Hampton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.