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 Robinson Corner (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 Robinson Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Robinson Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Robinson Corner: Robinson Cor. (or less commonly used: Robinson Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Robinson Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Robinson Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Robinson Corner 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 Robinson Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Robinson Corner:
- Grafton County (The home county of Robinson Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson Corner, with the one closest to Robinson Corner listed first.
- Grafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Grafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Lockehaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- South Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Canaan Street
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Canaan Street is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Street
- Upper Shaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
- Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Shaker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Montcalm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Enfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson Corner, with the one closest to Robinson Corner listed first.
- New Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gaza
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Sanbornton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gardners Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Winona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Winnisquam
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Laconia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Meredith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Interlaken Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson Corner, with the one closest to Robinson Corner listed first.
- Hillsboro Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsborough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
- Hillsborough has also been known as:
- Hillsboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <1>
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson Corner, with the one closest to Robinson Corner listed first.
- Danbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Elkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Potter Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Wilmot Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Blodgett Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- East Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson Corner, with the one closest to Robinson Corner listed first.
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Twin Lakes Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Georges Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grantham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Grantham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Fernwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Lower Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Croydon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Sunapee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Meriden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson Corner, with the one closest to Robinson Corner listed first.
- Union Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Thetford Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thetford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thetford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
- Ely
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Fairlee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Post Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- South Strafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Strafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Old City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old City is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Strafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson Corner, with the one closest to Robinson Corner listed first.
- White River Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- Wilder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Hartland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Norwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pompanoosuc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
- Hartland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
- Norwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
- Hartland Four Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Robinson Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Robinson Corner.
Cemeteries Near Robinson Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robinson Corner.
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 Robinson Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Robinson Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Robinson Corner, with the one closest to Robinson Corner listed first.
- Prescott Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Pond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- George Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Main Street Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Main Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Main Street Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of New London.
- Elkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elkins Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elkins.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147562 <2>
- Orange Common Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hastings Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burpee Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dunbar Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Proctor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Rhoades Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Linfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Village Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Robinson Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Robinson Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Robinson Corner, with the one closest to Robinson Corner listed first.
- Grafton Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grafton Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Center
- Grafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Springfield
- East Grafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- West Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Danbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Lockehaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Enfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield Center
- Grantham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Georges Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 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 Robinson Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robinson Corner.
Newspapers Published in Robinson Corner ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robinson Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robinson Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robinson Corner.
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 Robinson Corner:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Sullivan County
- Orange 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robinson Corner) 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 Robinson Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |