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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 Paugus Mill (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 Paugus Mill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Paugus Mill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Paugus Mill: Paugus Ml. (or less commonly used: Paugus Mll.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Paugus Mill is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Oxford (ME), York (ME), Belknap, Coos, Grafton & Strafford.

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

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Paugus Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paugus Mill, with the one closest to Paugus Mill listed first.
    • Albany
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wonalancet
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wonalancet is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonalancet
    • Ferncroft
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Ferncroft is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncroft
    • Tamworth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Passaconaway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
    • Chocorua
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • South Tamworth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
    • Whittier
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Whittier is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
    • Whiteface
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiteface is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
    • Madison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Sandwich
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Belknap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paugus Mill, with the one closest to Paugus Mill listed first.
    • Center Harbor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Meredith
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Winona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Winona is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Glendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Glendale is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Interlaken Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
    • Samoset
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Samoset is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
    • Spring Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
    • West Alton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • West Alton is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
    • Gilford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Laconia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
    • New Hampton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Coos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paugus Mill, with the one closest to Paugus Mill listed first.
    • Hadleys Purchase
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
    • Cutts Grant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
    • Sargents Purchase
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
    • Beans Grant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Beans Grant is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
    • Chandlers Purchase
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
    • Pinkhams Grant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
    • Crawfords Purchase
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
    • Fabyan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Fabyan is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
    • Glen House
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Glen House is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
    • Thompson and Meserves Purchase
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Beans Purchase
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
    • Greens Grant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Greens Grant is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paugus Mill, with the one closest to Paugus Mill listed first.
    • Waterville Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Campton Lower Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Campton Upper Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Thornton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • The Village of Loon Mountain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Campton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Holderness
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodstock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • North Woodstock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ellsworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Ellsworth is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Ashland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paugus Mill, with the one closest to Paugus Mill listed first.
    • West Bridgton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
    • West Baldwin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
    • South Bridgton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
    • Baldwin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • Bridgton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <1>
    • Sandy Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Oxford County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paugus Mill, with the one closest to Paugus Mill listed first.
    • Fryeburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Merrill Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
    • Brownfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • East Brownfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • East Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
    • Fryeburg Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
    • Porter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
    • North Fryeburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
    • East Fryeburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
    • Kezar Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
    • Stow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stow is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <1>
    • Durgintown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Durgintown is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
    • Lovell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lovell is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovell <1>
  • York County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paugus Mill, with the one closest to Paugus Mill listed first.
    • North Parsonsfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
    • South Effingham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
    • Parsonsfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Stevens Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
    • Cornish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • East Parsonsfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
    • Mee Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
    • West Newfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Newfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Limerick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Shapleigh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
    • Sprague City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sprague City is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City

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

Cemeteries Near Paugus Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paugus Mill.

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 Paugus Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paugus Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Stevenson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chocorua Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Albany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Madison Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elm Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Pond Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis - Dinsmore Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Garland Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Ridge Cemetery
    • The Garland Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bartlett Village Cemetery
    • Bartlett Village Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #227851 <2>
  • Mason Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (216 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lee Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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>

While we didn't find Paugus Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paugus Mill.

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

  • Tamworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chocorua
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Tamworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
  • Silver Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Sandwich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • West Ossipee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Conway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Sandwich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandwich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandwich is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Bartlett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sawyers River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sawyers River is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyers River
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ossipee Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ossipee Valley is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee Valley
    • East Madison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • East Madison is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
    • Redstone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Redstone is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone

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

Newspapers Published in Paugus Mill ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paugus Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paugus Mill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paugus Mill.

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 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 Paugus Mill:

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 Paugus Mill, 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' (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- Paugus Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.