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 Redstone (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 Redstone. 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.
Redstone 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 Redstone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Redstone:
- Carroll County (The home county of Redstone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redstone, with the one closest to Redstone listed first.
- North Conway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Center Conway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kearsarge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Hale's Location
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Intervale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- South Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jericho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bartlett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belknap County
- Center Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redstone, with the one closest to Redstone listed first.
- Hadleys Purchase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Sargents Purchase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Cutts Grant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Pinkhams Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Beans Purchase
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Glen House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Beans Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Chandlers Purchase
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Martins Location
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Crawfords Purchase
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fabyan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redstone, with the one closest to Redstone listed first.
- Waterville Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- The Village of Loon Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Campton Lower Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Campton Upper Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Thornton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Campton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redstone, with the one closest to Redstone listed first.
- West Bridgton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Bridgton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sandy Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- South Bridgton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- North Bridgton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Baldwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Sebago
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sebago is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <1>
- Naples
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Naples is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
- Otisfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Steep Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Casco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <1>
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redstone, with the one closest to Redstone listed first.
- Fryeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fryeburg Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- North Fryeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
- Merrill Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Brownfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Fryeburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Stow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Brownfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Lovell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Center Lovell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Denmark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Sweden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redstone, with the one closest to Redstone listed first.
- North Parsonsfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Cornish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parsonsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Effingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- East Parsonsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Stevens Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Mee Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Limerick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Newfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Limington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Limington is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Redstone, see our County-by-County Page for Redstone.
Cemeteries Near Redstone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redstone.
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 Redstone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Redstone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Redstone, with the one closest to Redstone listed first.
- Center Conway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Conway Cemetery
- The Center Conway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conway Village Cemetery
- Conway Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169752 <2>
- Davis - Dinsmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Albany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Fryeburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garland Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Madison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Linscott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlaw Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Redstone had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Redstone, with the one closest to Redstone listed first.
- Conway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Center Conway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Conway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Intervale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- Fryeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lower Bartlett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Bartlett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bartlett
- West Fryeburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fryeburg
- Snowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- South Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fryeburg Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Redstone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Redstone.
Newspapers Published in Redstone ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redstone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Redstone, 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 Redstone.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Redstone:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Coos County
- Grafton County
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- York 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 Redstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Redstone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |