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 Orford (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 Orford. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Orford is located in Grafton 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 Grafton County: Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Merrimack, Sullivan, Caledonia (VT), Essex (VT), Orange (VT) & Windsor (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Orford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orford:
- Grafton County (The home county of Orford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orford, with the one closest to Orford listed first.
- Piermont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
- Piermont is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piermont <2>
- Lyme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- Lyme is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <2>
- Lyme Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
- Lyme Center is located in Grafton County
- Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Haverhill is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverhill <2>
- Wentworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Wentworth is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentworth <2>
- North Dorchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorchester
- North Dorchester is located in Grafton County
- Warren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
- North Haverhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haverhill
- North Haverhill is located in Grafton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Haverhill <2>
- Cheever
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheever
- Cheever is located in Grafton County
- Dorchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- West Rumney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rumney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rumney
- West Rumney is located in Grafton County
- Etna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Etna is located in Grafton County
- Hanover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
- Merrimack County
- Danbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Merrimack County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <2>
- Danbury
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orford, with the one closest to Orford listed first.
- Meriden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County
- North Grantham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grantham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Mill Village is located in Sullivan County
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
- Grantham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantham <2>
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Squag City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squag City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squag City
- Squag City is located in Sullivan County
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orford, with the one closest to Orford listed first.
- Ryegate Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Corner
- Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Ryegate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Groton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Lakeside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - McIndoe Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
- McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- South Peacham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Peacham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Peacham
- South Peacham is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Barnet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Peacham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Peacham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacham
- Peacham is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peacham <2>
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orford, with the one closest to Orford listed first.
- Fairlee
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlee <2>
- Fairlee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Ely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- West Fairlee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fairlee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
- West Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <2>
- Post Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
- Bradford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Thetford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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 Orange County (VT)
- Union Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Vershire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Vershire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vershire
- Vershire is located in Orange County (VT)
- Old City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orford, with the one closest to Orford listed first.
- Websterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websterville
- Websterville is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Websterville <2>
- Barre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Barre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Barre is located in Washington County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,474 people
- Barre has also been known as:
- Barre City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barre <2>
- South Barre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Barre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- South Barre is located in Washington County (VT)
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Washington County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Lanesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Marshfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Marshfield is located in Washington County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,465 people
- Northfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Northfield Center is located in Washington County (VT)
- Northfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Northfield is located in Washington County (VT)
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <2>
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orford, with the one closest to Orford listed first.
- Pompanoosuc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
- Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Norwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Norwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <2>
- West Norwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwich
- West Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Lewiston ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Wilder
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Wilder is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilder <2>
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <2>
- White River Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County (VT)
- South Royalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Royalton
- South Royalton is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Royalton <2>
- Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Royalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Royalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Royalton is located in Windsor County (VT)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orford, see our County-by-County Page for Orford.
Newspapers Published in Orford ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orford, 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 Orford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Orford:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the New Hampshire Division of Archives and Records Management
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Merrimack County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sullivan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Caledonia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Orange County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windsor County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Merrimack County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Cemeteries of Grafton County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Cemeteries of Grafton County
Cemeteries Near Orford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orford.
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 Orford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orford, with the one closest to Orford listed first.
- Fairlee Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlee Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2268924 <4>
- Ely - South Fairlee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ely - South Fairlee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ely - South Fairlee Cemetery
- Whiting Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiting Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiting Family Cemetery
- Blood Brook School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blood Brook School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blood Brook School Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Brushwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushwood Cemetery
- Wild Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Hill Cemetery
- West Fairlee Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Fairlee Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Fairlee Center Cemetery
- Middle Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Brook Cemetery
- Post Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Mills Cemetery
- Kinderhood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinderhood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinderhood Cemetery
- South Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lawn Cemetery
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Cedar Grover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grover Cemetery
- East Thetford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Thetford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Thetford Cemetery
- River Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River Road Cemetery
- Cedar Grover Cemetery
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 Orford had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Orford had a population of 1,315 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orford, with the one closest to Orford listed first.
- Fairlee
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlee <2>
- Orfordville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Orfordville is located in Grafton County
- North Thetford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Thetford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Thetford
- North Thetford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Piermont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
- Piermont is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piermont <2>
- Post Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
- Lyme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- Lyme is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <2>
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <2>
- West Fairlee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fairlee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
- West Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Fairlee <2>
- Bradford Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
- Bradford Center is located in Orange County (VT)
- Thetford Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thetford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford Center
- Thetford Center is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thetford Center <2>
- Lyme Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
- Lyme Center is located in Grafton County
- South Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- South Corinth is located in Orange County (VT)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Union Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Haverhill is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverhill <2>
- Wentworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Wentworth is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentworth <2>
- Union Village
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orford. 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> | 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- Orford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9053, Longitude: -72.1401 In this case, the coordinates for Orford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Orford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |