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 Pinkhams Grant (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 Pinkhams Grant. 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.
Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos 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 Coos County: Oxford (ME), Carroll, Grafton & Essex (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Pinkhams Grant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinkhams Grant:
- Coos County (The home county of Pinkhams Grant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkhams Grant, with the one closest to Pinkhams Grant listed first.
- Glen House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sargents Purchase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Martins Location
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Cutts Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Beans Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Chandlers Purchase
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Beans Purchase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Low and Burbanks Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crawfords Purchase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fabyan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkhams Grant, with the one closest to Pinkhams Grant listed first.
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harts Location
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Notchland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Bartlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chatham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Intervale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- Kearsarge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Livermore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Hale's Location
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- North Conway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Passaconaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkhams Grant, with the one closest to Pinkhams Grant listed first.
- Pierce Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Maplewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- The Village of Loon Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apthorp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Apthorp is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
- Franconia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waterville Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Woodstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- North Littleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Littleton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
- Cumberland County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkhams Grant, with the one closest to Pinkhams Grant listed first.
- West Bridgton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- North Bridgton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkhams Grant, with the one closest to Pinkhams Grant listed first.
- Stow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- North Fryeburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
- Stoneham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stoneham is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Center Lovell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Slab City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Fryeburg Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- Lovell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- Fryeburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweden
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- North Waterford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Fryeburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkhams Grant, with the one closest to Pinkhams Grant listed first.
- Guildhall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lunenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- East Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Guildhall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinkhams Grant, see our County-by-County Page for Pinkhams Grant.
Cemeteries Near Pinkhams Grant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinkhams Grant.
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 Pinkhams Grant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinkhams Grant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinkhams Grant, with the one closest to Pinkhams Grant listed first.
- Mt. Hayes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crawford Family Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of Lancaster.
- The Crawford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crawford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375827 <2>
- Lary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Garland Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Eastman / Charles Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Center Chatham Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burbank Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Davis - Dinsmore Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Fox Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lord Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Pinkhams Grant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pinkhams Grant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinkhams Grant, with the one closest to Pinkhams Grant listed first.
- Glen House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gorham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fabyan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glen is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Jefferson Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Highland
- Sawyers River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sawyers River is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyers River
- Bartlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lower Bartlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Bartlett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bartlett
- North Chatham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Chatham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shelburne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Intervale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pinkhams Grant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinkhams Grant.
Newspapers Published in Pinkhams Grant ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinkhams Grant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinkhams Grant, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinkhams Grant.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pinkhams Grant:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Coos County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- Essex 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pinkhams Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pinkhams Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |