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 Sutton (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 Sutton. 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 Sutton ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Sutton: N. Sutton
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Sutton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Sutton.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
North Sutton is located in Merrimack 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 Merrimack County: Belknap, Grafton, Hillsborough, Rockingham, Strafford & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near North Sutton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Sutton:
- Merrimack County (The home county of North Sutton)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Sutton, with the one closest to North Sutton listed first.
- Sutton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Wilmot Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blodgett Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- Wilmot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Potter Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- West Andover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melvin Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Mount Sunapee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Sutton, with the one closest to North Sutton listed first.
- Tilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sanbornton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Gardners Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- New Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Winnisquam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Wildwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Gilmanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Laconia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Gilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Sutton, with the one closest to North Sutton listed first.
- Mill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Marlow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Stoddard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alstead Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alstead Center is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead Center
- Alstead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Drewsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drewsville is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsville
- Gilsum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sullivan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cold River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cold River is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
- Eastview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Sutton, with the one closest to North Sutton listed first.
- Grafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- South Alexandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Alexandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lockehaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Canaan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Montcalm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Upper Shaker Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
- Orange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Lower Shaker Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Canaan Street
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Canaan Street is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Street
- Bridgewater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Sutton, with the one closest to North Sutton listed first.
- Hillsboro Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hillsborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hillsborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
- Hillsborough has also been known as:
- Hillsboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <1>
- Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Holton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- North Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Chase Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- Deering
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
- East Deering
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- North Weare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Slab City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Antrim Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Antrim Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Center
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Sutton, with the one closest to North Sutton listed first.
- Fernwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Twin Lakes Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Georges Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Croydon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Croydon Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Grantham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Grantham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Kelleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kelleyville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleyville
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Sutton, with the one closest to North Sutton listed first.
- Bellows Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Westminster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westminster
- Estimated population in 2011: 246 people
- Rockingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brockways Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brockways Mills is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockways Mills
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Sutton, with the one closest to North Sutton listed first.
- Ascutney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
- Hartland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Hartland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Weathersfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Weathersfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,727 people
- Hartland Four Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White River Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fieldsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldsville is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
- Downers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Downers is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Sutton, see our County-by-County Page for North Sutton.
Cemeteries Near North Sutton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Sutton.
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 Sutton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Sutton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Sutton, with the one closest to North Sutton listed first.
- Millwoods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Main Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Main Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Main Street Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of New London.
- Elkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elkins Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elkins.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147562 <2>
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunny Plain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Waterloo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waterloo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Waterloo Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Warner.
- The New Waterloo Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Warner Cemetery
- East Sutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bagley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Marshall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Proctor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Pond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 North Sutton had a population of 105 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Sutton, with the one closest to North Sutton listed first.
- Sutton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Sutton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Sutton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sutton
- Wilmot Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sunapee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melvin Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Potter Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- West Andover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Wilmot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Georges Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunapee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Springfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Sutton. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Sutton.
Newspapers Published in North Sutton ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Sutton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Sutton, 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 North Sutton.
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 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 Sutton:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Merrimack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Cheshire County
- Grafton County
- Hillsborough County
- Sullivan 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- North Sutton) 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 North Sutton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |