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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 Northumberland (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 Northumberland. 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.

Northumberland is located in Coos 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 Coos County: Oxford (ME), Carroll, Grafton & Essex (VT).

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

  • Coos County     (The home county of Northumberland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northumberland, with the one closest to Northumberland listed first.
    • Groveton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
      • Groveton is located in Coos County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <2>
    • Mapleton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lancaster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <2>
    • Stratford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Stark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Masons
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Masons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
      • Masons is located in Coos County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Masons
      • From Northumberland to Masons
    • Percy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Percy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
      • Percy is located in Coos County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Percy
      • From Northumberland to Percy
    • Jefferson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Scott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Coos County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Scott
      • From Northumberland to Scott
    • West Milan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Dalton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Stratford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Grafton County
  • Oxford County (ME)
    • Upton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Upton is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <2>
  • Caledonia County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northumberland, with the one closest to Northumberland listed first.
    • Burke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Kirby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Kirby is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Burke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burke
      • From Northumberland to Burke
    • East Burke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Newark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Egypt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • West Burke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burke
      • West Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burke <2>
    • Lower Waterford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyndon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
    • Lyndon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lyndonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndonville
      • Lyndonville is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndonville <2>
    • Saint Johnsbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
      • Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Essex County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northumberland, with the one closest to Northumberland listed first.
    • Guildhall
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Guildhall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guildhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
      • Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Maidstone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
      • Maidstone is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Mill Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
    • Lunenburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Granby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
      • Granby is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Granby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gallup Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Brunswick Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Brunswick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Brunswick is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Bloomfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Damon Crossing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Orleans County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northumberland, with the one closest to Northumberland listed first.
    • Westmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmore
      • Westmore is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • East Charleston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Charleston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
    • Morgan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people

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

Cemeteries Near Northumberland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northumberland.

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 Northumberland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Court House Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Court House Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Court House Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Webb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rich Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rich Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ridgewell - Central Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgewell - Central Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgewell - Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keith - Crawford - North Burial Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keith - Crawford - North Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keith - Crawford - North Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stevens - McDade Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens - McDade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens - McDade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside - Smart - Fellows - South Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside - Smart - Fellows - South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside - Smart - Fellows - South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summer Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wilder Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Spaulding Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spaulding Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spaulding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark - Eaton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Stuart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stuart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Boyce Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyce Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Smith - Gardner - Shoff Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith - Gardner - Shoff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith - Gardner - Shoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Northumberland had a population of 240 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Northumberland had a population of 2,117 people.

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

  • Guildhall
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stevens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
    • Stevens is located in Essex County (VT)
  • Groveton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
    • Groveton is located in Coos County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <2>
  • Lancaster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <2>
  • Grange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
    • Grange is located in Coos County
  • Stratford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Stratford is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Stark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • South Lancaster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
    • South Lancaster is located in Coos County
  • Riverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Coos County
  • Lunenburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Percy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Percy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
    • Percy is located in Coos County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Percy
    • From Northumberland to Percy
  • Granby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Beatties
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatties have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatties
      • Beatties is located in Coos County
    • Jefferson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • South Lunenburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lunenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lunenburg
      • South Lunenburg is located in Essex County (VT)

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

Newspapers Published in Northumberland ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northumberland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northumberland, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northumberland.

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 Northumberland:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northumberland. 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>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 Northumberland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Northumberland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northumberland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5657, Longitude: -71.5552    









 

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