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 Northfield (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 Northfield. 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 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 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.
Northfield 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 Northfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northfield:
- Merrimack County (The home county of Northfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Canterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Boscawen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hill Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Boyce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boyce is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Penacook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Penacook is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penacook
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Tilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sanbornton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gaza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Winnisquam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Laconia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Lower Gilmanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Gilford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Wolfeboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Wolfeboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Wolfeboro Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tuftonboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Federal Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Fernald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Moultonborough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Wolfeboro Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Big Rock Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Chicks Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Alexandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Grafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Grafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holderness
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Groton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Chase Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- North Weare
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Slab City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Weare
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <1>
- Hillsboro Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Hillsborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Tavern Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- Deering
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
- East Deering
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Goffstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grasmere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Northwood Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- James City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Deerfield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Candia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- New Durham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Strafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Davis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Dexter Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Bow Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
- Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
- Bow Lake
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Middleton
(26 miles [41.8 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 Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Barrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Twin Lakes Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Fernwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Georges Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lower Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grantham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Grantham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Croydon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northfield, see our County-by-County Page for Northfield.
Cemeteries Near Northfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northfield.
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 Northfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Northfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Tilton Arch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Webster Place Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sanbornton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Simonds Call Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shaw Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crockett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bog Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zions Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shell Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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, Northfield had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Northfield had a population of 4,979 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Tilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gardners Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Sanbornton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Tilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Tilton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tilton
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Canterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gaza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Boscawen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laconia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- North Sanbornton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sanbornton
- West Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Salisbury is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northfield.
Newspapers Published in Northfield ...
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 198 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northfield, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northfield.
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 Northfield:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Merrimack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Sullivan 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 Northfield, 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 from Point A (ie- Northfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |