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 Pittsburg (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 Pittsburg. 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 and hospitals 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.
Pittsburg is located in Coos 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 Coos County: Oxford (ME), Carroll, Grafton & Essex (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Pittsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pittsburg:
- Coos County (The home county of Pittsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pittsburg, with the one closest to Pittsburg listed first.
- Happy Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corner
- Happy Corner is located in Coos County
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Stewartstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- West Stewartstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stewartstown
- West Stewartstown is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Stewartstown <2>
- Colebrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Colebrook is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <2>
- Idlewilde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Idlewilde is located in Coos County
- Dixs Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixs Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixs Grant
- Dixs Grant is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
- Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy is located in Coos County
- Second College Grant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second College Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second College Grant
- Second College Grant is located in Coos County
- Ervings Location
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ervings Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervings Location
- Ervings Location is located in Coos County
- Meriden Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Hill
- Meriden Hill is located in Coos County
- Franklin County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pittsburg, with the one closest to Pittsburg listed first.
- Davis Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Town
- Davis Town is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Oquossoc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oquossoc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquossoc
- Oquossoc is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oquossoc <2>
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pittsburg, with the one closest to Pittsburg listed first.
- Wilsons Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsons Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Lincoln Plantation
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
- Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Magalloway Plantation
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magalloway Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalloway Plantation
- Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Upper Dam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dam
- Upper Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Middle Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Upton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Upton is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <2>
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pittsburg, with the one closest to Pittsburg listed first.
- Canaan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Averill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Averill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Averill is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Averill <2>
- Lemington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Lewis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Avery's Gore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery's Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery's Gore
- Avery's Gore is located in Essex County (VT)
- Norton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
- Brunswick Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Springs
- Brunswick Springs is located in Essex County (VT)
- Brunswick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Warren's Gore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren's Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren's Gore
- Warren's Gore is located in Essex County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
- Orleans County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pittsburg, with the one closest to Pittsburg listed first.
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Morgan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pittsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Pittsburg.
Newspapers Published in Pittsburg ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pittsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pittsburg, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pittsburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Pittsburg:
- 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 Coos County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Oxford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Orleans County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Cemeteries of Coos County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Cemeteries of Coos County
Cemeteries Near Pittsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pittsburg.
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 Pittsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pittsburg, with the one closest to Pittsburg listed first.
- Herbert Lawton Memorial Advent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herbert Lawton Memorial Advent Cemetery
- Alice Hunt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alice Hunt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103884 <4>
- Canaan Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Village Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- The Morrison Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Canaan Cemetery
- South Canaan Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450257 <4>
- Morrison - Schoolhouse Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison - Schoolhouse Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462192 <4>
- Wallace Pond Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Pond Cemetery
- Old Canaan Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Canaan Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Canaan Hill Cemetery
- Canaan Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Hill Cemetery
- St. Malo Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Malo Cemetery
- Keach Road Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keach Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2495685 <4>
- Continue List (33 more) ...
- Blodgett Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blodgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blodgett Cemetery
- O'Neil Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neil Cemetery
- Columbia Bridge Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Bridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314740 <4>
- Blodgett 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 Pittsburg had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Pittsburg had a population of 821 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pittsburg, with the one closest to Pittsburg listed first.
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Beecher Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beecher Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher Falls
- Beecher Falls is located in Essex County (VT)
- Stewartstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- West Stewartstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stewartstown
- West Stewartstown is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Stewartstown <2>
- Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Canaan is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <2>
- Colebrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Colebrook is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <2>
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Averill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Averill is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Averill <2>
- Wilsons Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsons Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Georges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Errol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol
- Errol is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Errol <2>
- North Stratford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stratford
- North Stratford is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Stratford <2>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wenlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Brunswick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Beatties
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wenlock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pittsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pittsburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pittsburg. 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- Pittsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pittsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0515, Longitude: -71.3915 |
| <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 Pittsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |