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 Riverton (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 Riverton. 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 hospitals and 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.
Riverton 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 Riverton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverton:
- Coos County (The home county of Riverton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Starr King
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Starr King is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr King
- Scott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scott is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Highlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highlands is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Jefferson Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Highland
- Whitefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Northumberland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dalton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Groveton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carroll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carroll is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Low and Burbanks Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Harts Location
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Notchland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Livermore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Livermore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Maplewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pierce Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Apthorp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Apthorp is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
- North Littleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Littleton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
- Littleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Easton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Lisbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jockey Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jockey Hill is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Upton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Kirby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kirby is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Lower Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waterford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Burke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- East Burke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johnsbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
- Burke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Egypt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Lyndon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lyndon is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
- Lyndon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lyndonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Johnsbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Lunenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Guildhall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Guildhall
(8 miles [12.9 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
- East Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Maidstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maidstone is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Granby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Granby is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Granby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Damon Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Damon Crossing is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
- Victory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverton, see our County-by-County Page for Riverton.
Cemeteries Near Riverton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverton.
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 Riverton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Wentworth - Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Colby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Number 10 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverside - Smart - Fellows - South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clark - Eaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark - Eaton Cemetery
- The Clark - Eaton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auburn Star Farm Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
- Whitefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johns River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lunenburg Corner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Ridgewell - Central Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Keith - Crawford - North Burial Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spaulding Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Riverton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Grange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scott is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Hazens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hazens is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazens
- South Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Lancaster is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- Whitefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quebec Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quebec Junction is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec Junction
- Jefferson Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Highland
- Lunenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Lunenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Lunenburg is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lunenburg
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dalton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Guildhall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Northumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Northumberland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Groveton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverton.
Newspapers Published in Riverton ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Riverton:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Coos County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Oxford County
- Caledonia 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> | 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- Riverton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Riverton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |