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 North Chatham (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 North Chatham. 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.
Name Variations for North Chatham ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Chatham: N. Chatham
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Chatham. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Chatham.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
North Chatham is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Oxford (ME), York (ME), Belknap, Coos, Grafton & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near North Chatham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Chatham:
- Carroll County (The home county of North Chatham)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Chatham, with the one closest to North Chatham listed first.
- Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Intervale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- Jericho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- North Conway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hale's Location
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Center Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bartlett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harts Location
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Chatham, with the one closest to North Chatham listed first.
- Beans Purchase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Glen House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Shelburne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Martins Location
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Gorham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkhams Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Upper Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Village is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Sargents Purchase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cutts Grant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Grafton County
- Pierce Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Cumberland County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Chatham, with the one closest to North Chatham listed first.
- West Bridgton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- North Bridgton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- South Bridgton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Otisfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Naples
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Naples is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
- Cobb Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Casco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Casco is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <1>
- Sebago
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sebago is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <1>
- West Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Chatham, with the one closest to North Chatham listed first.
- Stow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stoneham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stoneham is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Slab City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Center Lovell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Fryeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Lovell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Waterford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fryeburg Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- Sweden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- West Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Chatham, see our County-by-County Page for North Chatham.
Cemeteries Near North Chatham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Chatham.
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 North Chatham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Chatham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Chatham, with the one closest to North Chatham listed first.
- Eastman / Charles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center Chatham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stearns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bemis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hazelton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Charles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Abbott Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burbank Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bradley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, North Chatham had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Chatham, with the one closest to North Chatham listed first.
- Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Lovell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Lovell is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lovell
- Center Lovell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Fryeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
- South Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lovell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Stoneham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Glen House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Lower Bartlett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Bartlett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bartlett
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Shelburne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lynchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lynchville is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
- Glen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Chatham. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Chatham.
Newspapers Published in North Chatham ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Chatham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Chatham, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Chatham.
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 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 North Chatham:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coos County
- Grafton County
- Cumberland County
- Oxford 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 North Chatham, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Chatham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |