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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 Grantham (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 Grantham. 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 Grantham ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Grantham: N. Grantham

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

North Grantham is located in Sullivan County.

To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sullivan County: Cheshire, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Windham (VT) & Windsor (VT).

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

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of North Grantham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Grantham, with the one closest to North Grantham listed first.
    • Grantham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
      • Grantham is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantham <2>
    • Croydon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Springfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
    • Meriden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Georges Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Croydon Flat
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Twin Lakes Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
      • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
    • Lower Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
    • Fernwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunapee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • South Cornish
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Belknap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Grantham, with the one closest to North Grantham listed first.
    • New Hampton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
      • New Hampton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <2>
    • Gaza
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sanbornton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanbornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanbornton
      • Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanbornton <2>
    • Tilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <2>
    • Gardners Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Cheshire County
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Grantham, with the one closest to North Grantham listed first.
    • Montcalm
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montcalm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
      • Montcalm is located in Grafton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Montcalm
      • From North Grantham to Montcalm
    • Upper Shaker Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
      • Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
    • Lockehaven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lower Shaker Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
      • Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
    • Enfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mascoma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mascoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
      • Mascoma is located in Grafton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mascoma
      • From North Grantham to Mascoma
    • Grafton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <2>
    • Lebanon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
    • East Grafton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Canaan Street
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Canaan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow Brook Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
      • Meadow Brook Village is located in Grafton County
  • Hillsborough County
  • Merrimack County
  • Orange County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Grantham, with the one closest to North Grantham listed first.
    • Union Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
      • Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
    • Thetford Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Thetford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thetford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
      • Thetford is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
    • Ely
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • South Strafford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairlee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Post Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Strafford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
      • Strafford is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
    • Old City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Orange County (VT)
    • Strafford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
      • Strafford is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <2>
    • Fairlee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
      • Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • West Fairlee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fairlee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
      • West Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Windham County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Grantham, with the one closest to North Grantham listed first.
    • Brockways Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockingham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
      • Rockingham is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
  • Windsor County (VT)

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

Cemeteries Near North Grantham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Grantham.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, North Grantham had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Grantham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
    • Grantham is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantham <2>
  • West Springfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
    • West Springfield is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Springfield <2>
  • Enfield Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield Center
    • Enfield Center is located in Grafton County
  • Croydon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Montcalm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montcalm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
    • Montcalm is located in Grafton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Montcalm
    • From North Grantham to Montcalm
  • Springfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • East Plainfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Plainfield
    • East Plainfield is located in Sullivan County
  • Lockehaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Meriden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cornish Flat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Flat
    • Cornish Flat is located in Sullivan County
  • Georges Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Enfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Croydon Flat
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • East Springfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Springfield
      • East Springfield is located in Sullivan County
    • Grafton Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Center
      • Grafton Center is located in Grafton County

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

Newspapers Published in North Grantham ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Grantham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Grantham, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Grantham.

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 professional and volunteer 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 North Grantham:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Grantham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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- North Grantham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Grantham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5298, Longitude: -72.1325       In this case, the coordinates for North Grantham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Grantham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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