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 Scotland (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 Scotland. 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.
Scotland is located in Cheshire 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 Cheshire County: Franklin (MA), Worcester (MA), Hillsborough, Sullivan & Windham (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Scotland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotland:
- Cheshire County (The home county of Scotland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Winchester
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ashuelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hinsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Swanzey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Swanzey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Swanzey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spofford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- West Peterborough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Peterborough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- North Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Hancock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Ipswich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Temple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Antrim Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Antrim Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Center
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Langdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Langdon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- South Acworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acworth
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Warwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Mayo Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- West Northfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- Northfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- Mount Hermon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- North Orange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Tully
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tully is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- Gill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gill is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
- Erving
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Erving is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Wendell Depot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Bernardston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Orange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Factory Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Factory Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Hampshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- North Amherst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- Pelham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- West Pelham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- Amherst Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- East Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- North Hatfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- North Hadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- South Amherst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Hatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Hadley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
- West Hatfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Ashby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- South Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Royalston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Athol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Waterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Winchendon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Winchendon Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Baldwinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Pequoig
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- Brooks Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Phillipston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Goulding Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- Petersham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petersham is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Templeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Templeton is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- East Templeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- Bennington County (VT)
- Readsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- South Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
- Guilford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brattleboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
- West Brattleboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brattleboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- East Dummerston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Dummerston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- West Dummerston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ames Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ames Hill is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
- Putney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Putney is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotland, see our County-by-County Page for Scotland.
Cemeteries Near Scotland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotland.
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 Scotland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tufts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Cemetery
- The Tufts Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashuelot Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336209 <2>
- South Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middletown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warwick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warwick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Warwick (MA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91820 <2>
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Northfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pentecost Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gale & Gates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (408 more) ...
- Westport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alexander Perry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Scotland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scotland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Winchester
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ashuelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Richmond is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Richmond
- South Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- West Northfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- Warwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Northfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- East Northfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northfield
- Hinsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Swanzey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Hermon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- East Swanzey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scotland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scotland.
Newspapers Published in Scotland ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotland, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scotland.
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 either 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 Scotland:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Cheshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough County
- Sullivan County
- Franklin County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Worcester County
- Bennington County
- Windham 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 '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- Scotland) 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 Scotland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |