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 Shelburne (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 Shelburne. 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 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.
Shelburne 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 Shelburne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shelburne:
- Coos County (The home county of Shelburne)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- Gorham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Upper Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Upper Village is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Purchase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Martins Location
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Glen House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkhams Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dummer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Low and Burbanks Grant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jericho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- South Chatham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Intervale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- Kearsarge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Harts Location
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bartlett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Notchland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Hale's Location
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Livermore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Center Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- Pierce Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Maplewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Cumberland County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- West Bridgton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- North Bridgton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- Gilead
(5 miles [8 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
- West Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- Stoneham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneham is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Mayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mayville is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Newry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- Slab City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Stow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Center Lovell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hanover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Fryeburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- Guildhall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guildhall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Maidstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maidstone is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Lunenburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shelburne, see our County-by-County Page for Shelburne.
Cemeteries Near Shelburne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelburne.
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 Shelburne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shelburne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- Hazelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burbank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Abbott Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102804 <2>
- Old City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209822 <2>
- Russian City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Russian City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236819 <2>
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Berlin City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Berlin City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247715 <2>
- St. Kieran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- St. Anne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvaire Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary
- Chapman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shelburne had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shelburne had a population of 342 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shelburne, with the one closest to Shelburne listed first.
- Gorham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilead
(5 miles [8 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
- Glen House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- West Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Lovell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Lovell is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lovell
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dummer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Newry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Stoneham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stow
(17 miles [27.4 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 Shelburne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shelburne.
Newspapers Published in Shelburne ...
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 Shelburne.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shelburne, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shelburne.
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 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 Shelburne:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Coos County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Cumberland 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> | 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 Shelburne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shelburne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |