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 Second College Grant (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 Second College Grant. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Second College Grant 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 Second College Grant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Second College Grant:
- Coos County (The home county of Second College Grant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Second College Grant, with the one closest to Second College Grant listed first.
- Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dixs Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dixs Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixs Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Errol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dixville Notch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dixville Notch is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville Notch
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Ervings Location
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ervings Location is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervings Location
- Happy Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Corner is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corner
- Idlewilde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Idlewilde is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Columbia is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Stewartstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Dummer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Second College Grant, with the one closest to Second College Grant listed first.
- Oquossoc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mountainview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mountainview is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Bemis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Davis Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Town is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Town
- Rangeley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dallas Plantation
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dallas Plantation is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Sandy River Plantation
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Second College Grant, with the one closest to Second College Grant listed first.
- Wilsons Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Lincoln Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Magalloway Plantation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalloway Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Upper Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Upper Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dam
- Middle Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Upton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Andover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Byron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- East Andover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Andover is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- North Newry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- South Andover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Roxbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Second College Grant, with the one closest to Second College Grant listed first.
- Beecher Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beecher Falls is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher Falls
- Canaan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Lemington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lemington is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Averill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Averill is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
- Brunswick Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick Springs is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Springs
- Brunswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Averill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maidstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maidstone is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Lewis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lewis is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Second College Grant, see our County-by-County Page for Second College Grant.
Cemeteries Near Second College Grant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Second College Grant.
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 Second College Grant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Second College Grant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Second College Grant, with the one closest to Second College Grant listed first.
- Keach Road Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reed Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hollow Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollow Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Stewartstown.
- The Hollow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stewartstown Hollow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237358 <2>
- Wilson Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Morrison Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- The Morrison Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Canaan Cemetery
- South Canaan Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450257 <2>
- Morrison - Schoolhouse Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blodgett Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- O'Neil Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Columbia Bridge Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Herbert Lawton Memorial Advent Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Village Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (29 more) ...
- Rangeley Village Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alice Hunt Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Healey Cemetery
(23 miles [37 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 Second College Grant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Second College Grant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Second College Grant, with the one closest to Second College Grant listed first.
- Wilsons Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Errol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Middle Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Upton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bemis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Columbia is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Beecher Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beecher Falls is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher Falls
- Stewartstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Dummer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Stewartstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Canaan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Crystal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Second College Grant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Second College Grant.
Newspapers Published in Second College Grant ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Second College Grant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Second College Grant, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Second College Grant.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Second College Grant:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Coos County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Oxford 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> | 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Second College Grant) 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 Second College Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |