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 Orange (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 Orange. 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 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.
Orange is located in Grafton 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 Grafton County: Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Merrimack, Sullivan, Caledonia (VT), Essex (VT), Orange (VT) & Windsor (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Orange. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orange:
- Grafton County (The home county of Orange)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Canaan
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Canaan Street
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canaan Street is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Street
- East Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lockehaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Dorchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Groton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Groton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Groton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Groton
- Enfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Upper Shaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lower Shaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- New Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Gaza
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Sanbornton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Center Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Gardners Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Winnisquam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Interlaken Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Laconia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Chicks Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Big Rock Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Moultonborough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sandwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Danbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hill Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- West Andover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Elkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Potter Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Wilmot Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Andover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- East Andover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Blodgett Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- North Grantham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Twin Lakes Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Grantham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Croydon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Meriden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Fernwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Lower Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Croydon Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Mill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Plainfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Union Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Ely
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Thetford Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thetford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thetford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
- Fairlee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Post Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- South Strafford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Bradford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Strafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Strafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Old City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old City is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Pompanoosuc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
- Lewiston ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lewiston is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Wilder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Norwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White River Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Norwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
- North Hartland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hartford is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
- West Norwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwich
- Hartland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Quechee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Quechee is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quechee
- Hartland Four Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orange, see our County-by-County Page for Orange.
Cemeteries Near Orange ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orange.
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 Orange - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orange covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Orange Common Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Linfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- George Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pratt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prescott Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hebron Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Groton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crawford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Purmort Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rhoades Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Orange in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orange.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Canaan
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Canaan Street
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canaan Street is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Street
- Canaan Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Grafton Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grafton Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Center
- Lockehaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- West Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Canaan is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canaan
- Groton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Enfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield Center
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Groton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Groton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Groton
- Enfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orange. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orange.
Newspapers Published in Orange ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orange.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orange, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orange.
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 helpful 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 Orange:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Merrimack County
- Sullivan County
- Orange 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Orange) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Orange, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |