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 South Conway (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 South Conway. 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 South Conway ...
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 South Conway: S. Conway
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
South Conway 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 South Conway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Conway:
- Carroll County (The home county of South Conway)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Conway, with the one closest to South Conway listed first.
- Center Conway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- North Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Hale's Location
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Intervale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belknap County
- Center Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Conway, with the one closest to South Conway listed first.
- Hadleys Purchase
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Sargents Purchase
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Cutts Grant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Beans Purchase
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Pinkhams Grant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Glen House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Martins Location
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Beans Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Chandlers Purchase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crawfords Purchase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Conway, with the one closest to South Conway listed first.
- Waterville Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- The Village of Loon Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Androscoggin County (ME)
- West Poland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Conway, with the one closest to South Conway listed first.
- West Bridgton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- South Bridgton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- West Baldwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Sandy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Bridgton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Sebago
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sebago is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <1>
- North Bridgton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Naples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Naples is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
- Steep Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Casco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <1>
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Conway, with the one closest to South Conway listed first.
- Fryeburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Brownfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Brownfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Fryeburg Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- East Fryeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Fryeburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
- East Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- East Hiram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kezar Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Conway, with the one closest to South Conway listed first.
- North Parsonsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Cornish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parsonsfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Effingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- East Parsonsfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Stevens Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Mee Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- West Newfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Limerick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Limington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Newfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Conway, see our County-by-County Page for South Conway.
Cemeteries Near South Conway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Conway.
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 South Conway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Conway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Conway, with the one closest to South Conway listed first.
- Potter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Center Conway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Conway Cemetery
- The Center Conway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conway Village Cemetery
- Conway Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169752 <2>
- Greenlaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Linscott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wentworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Isaac Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burnt Meadow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Fryeburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 South Conway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Conway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Conway, with the one closest to South Conway listed first.
- Center Conway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snowville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Brownfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownfield
- Eaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fryeburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brownfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Redstone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- East Brownfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- West Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Denmark is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denmark
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Fryeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fryeburg
- Fryeburg Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- Kearsarge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Conway. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Conway.
Newspapers Published in South Conway ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Conway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Conway, 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 South Conway.
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 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 South Conway:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Coos County
- Grafton County
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- South Conway) 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 South Conway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |