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 Hinsdale (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 Hinsdale. 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 Hinsdale ...
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 Hinsdale: N. Hinsdale
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
North Hinsdale 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 North Hinsdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Hinsdale:
- Cheshire County (The home county of North Hinsdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hinsdale, with the one closest to North Hinsdale listed first.
- Hinsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashuelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spofford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Swanzey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westmoreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Swanzey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Swanzey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Keene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Surry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Surry is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hinsdale, with the one closest to North Hinsdale listed first.
- West Peterborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Peterborough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hancock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Elmwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hinsdale, with the one closest to North Hinsdale listed first.
- Langdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Langdon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- South Acworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acworth
- Charlestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Acworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hinsdale, with the one closest to North Hinsdale listed first.
- Drury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drury is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Florida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Briggsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Savoy Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Savoy Center is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Center
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hinsdale, with the one closest to North Hinsdale listed first.
- West Northfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- Northfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- Bernardston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Mount Hermon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Leyden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Gill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gill is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
- Elm Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Warwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Colrain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colrain is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
- Factory Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Factory Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Mayo Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Foundry Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foundry Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
- Griswoldville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Griswoldville is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Hampshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hinsdale, with the one closest to North Hinsdale listed first.
- North Amherst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- North Hatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- East Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- North Hadley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- Pelham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- West Pelham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hinsdale, with the one closest to North Hinsdale listed first.
- Royalston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Athol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Winchendon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Waterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Winchendon Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Baldwinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Brooks Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Phillipston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Pequoig
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- Goulding Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Dana is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- Petersham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Petersham is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Templeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Templeton is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hinsdale, with the one closest to North Hinsdale listed first.
- Readsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Searsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Searsburg is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Readsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Stamford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Stamford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Woodford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glastenbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glastenbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hinsdale, with the one closest to North Hinsdale listed first.
- Brattleboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Guilford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Brattleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
- Brattleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- Guilford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
- East Dummerston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- South Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- Dummerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- West Dummerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ames Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ames Hill is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
- Marlboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hinsdale, with the one closest to North Hinsdale listed first.
- Chester Depot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chester Depot is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Depot
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Hinsdale, see our County-by-County Page for North Hinsdale.
Cemeteries Near North Hinsdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Hinsdale.
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 Hinsdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Hinsdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Hinsdale, with the one closest to North Hinsdale listed first.
- Brattleboro Area Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cotton Mill Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon Cemetery
- The North Vernon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hunt Cemetery
- New Boston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morningside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Retreat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Old North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weatherhead Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stebbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 North Hinsdale had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Hinsdale, with the one closest to North Hinsdale listed first.
- Guilford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brattleboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hinsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Brattleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford Center is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Center
- Ashuelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Dummerston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- West Northfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- South Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green River is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Westport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Hinsdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Hinsdale.
Newspapers Published in North Hinsdale ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Hinsdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Hinsdale, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Hinsdale.
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 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 Hinsdale:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Cheshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough County
- Sullivan County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Hampshire County
- Worcester County
- Bennington 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> | 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 Hinsdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Hinsdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |