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 Piermont (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 Piermont. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Piermont 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 Piermont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piermont:
- Grafton County (The home county of Piermont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piermont, with the one closest to Piermont listed first.
- Haverhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orfordville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orfordville is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- North Haverhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wentworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lyme Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lyme Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
- Lyme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Swiftwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swiftwater is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- North Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Dorchester is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorchester
- Boutin Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boutin Corner is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutin Corner
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piermont, with the one closest to Piermont listed first.
- Meriden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- North Grantham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piermont, with the one closest to Piermont listed first.
- Ryegate Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Corner
- Groton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ryegate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ryegate is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
- McIndoe Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
- Groton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Groton is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
- Lakeside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Barnet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barnet is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- South Peacham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Peacham is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Peacham
- Peacham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Peacham is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
- Peacham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lower Waterford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenbank Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greenbank Hollow is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank Hollow
- Greenbank Hollow has also been known as:
- Greenbank Village
- Greenbanks
- South Danville
- Harvey Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harvey Hollow is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Hollow
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piermont, with the one closest to Piermont listed first.
- Bradford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Fairlee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- South Newbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Fairlee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Newbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Newbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Fairlee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Ely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Newbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
- East Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Corinth is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corinth
- Post Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Washington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piermont, with the one closest to Piermont listed first.
- Graniteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Graniteville is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Websterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Barre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barre is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
- Lanesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesboro is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- South Barre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Barre is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Barre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barre is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,474 people
- Barre has also been known as:
- Barre City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barre <1>
- Marshfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshfield is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,465 people
- South Cabot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Cabot is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cabot
- Marshfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Montpelier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Montpelier is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
- Northfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Northfield Center is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piermont, with the one closest to Piermont listed first.
- Pompanoosuc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
- Norwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
- Norwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Norwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwich
- Lewiston ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Sharon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
- Wilder
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Royalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,882 people
- Royalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- White River Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- East Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Bethel is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piermont, see our County-by-County Page for Piermont.
Cemeteries Near Piermont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piermont.
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 Piermont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piermont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piermont, with the one closest to Piermont listed first.
- South Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Grover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- River Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiting Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairlee Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brushwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ladd Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kinderhood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blood Brook School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- West Newbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rogers Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Haverhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Piermont had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Piermont had a population of 818 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piermont, with the one closest to Piermont listed first.
- Bradford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairlee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Newbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Bradford Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford Center is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
- Orfordville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orfordville is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- West Newbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- East Haverhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Haverhill is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haverhill
- Newbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Haverhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Corinth is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- West Fairlee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Corinth is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corinth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piermont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piermont.
Newspapers Published in Piermont ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piermont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piermont, 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 Piermont.
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 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 Piermont:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Sullivan County
- Caledonia County
- Orange County
- Washington 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> | 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 Piermont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Piermont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |