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 Sandwich Landing (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 Sandwich Landing. 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 Sandwich Landing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sandwich Landing: Sandwich Lndg. (or less commonly used: Sandwich Lndng.)
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 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.
Sandwich Landing 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 Sandwich Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandwich Landing:
- Carroll County (The home county of Sandwich Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandwich Landing, with the one closest to Sandwich Landing listed first.
- Big Rock Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Chicks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Sandwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Moultonborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Sandwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteface
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteface is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- South Tamworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Whittier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whittier is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
- Ferncroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncroft is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncroft
- Wonalancet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wonalancet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonalancet
- Melvin Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tamworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandwich Landing, with the one closest to Sandwich Landing listed first.
- Center Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meredith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Interlaken Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- New Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Samoset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Laconia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandwich Landing, with the one closest to Sandwich Landing listed first.
- Hadleys Purchase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Cutts Grant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Sargents Purchase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandwich Landing, with the one closest to Sandwich Landing listed first.
- Holderness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Campton Lower Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Campton Upper Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Quincy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Bridgewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandwich Landing, with the one closest to Sandwich Landing listed first.
- Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Hill Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Danbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Shaker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Salisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandwich Landing, with the one closest to Sandwich Landing listed first.
- Middleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- New Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandwich Landing, with the one closest to Sandwich Landing listed first.
- Porter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Merrill Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Brownfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kezar Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Fryeburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandwich Landing, with the one closest to Sandwich Landing listed first.
- South Effingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Stevens Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Mee Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- North Parsonsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Parsonsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Newfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandwich Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Sandwich Landing.
Cemeteries Near Sandwich Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandwich Landing.
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 Sandwich Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandwich Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandwich Landing, with the one closest to Sandwich Landing listed first.
- Elm Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prescott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Squam Bridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (153 more) ...
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campton Hollow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Sandwich Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandwich Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandwich Landing, with the one closest to Sandwich Landing listed first.
- Center Sandwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Moultonborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Sandwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holderness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meredith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Tamworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Campton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Campton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Campton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Campton
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandwich Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandwich Landing.
Newspapers Published in Sandwich Landing ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandwich Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandwich Landing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandwich Landing.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Sandwich Landing:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Coos County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford 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> | 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 Sandwich Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Sandwich Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |