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 Lancaster (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 Lancaster. 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 Lancaster ...
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 Lancaster: S. Lancaster
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Lancaster. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Lancaster.
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 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.
South Lancaster 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 South Lancaster. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Lancaster:
- Coos County (The home county of South Lancaster)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lancaster, with the one closest to South Lancaster listed first.
- Scott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Dalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Northumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northumberland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Starr King
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Starr King is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr King
- Groveton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highlands is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Carroll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Jefferson Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Highland
- Mapleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mapleton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lancaster, with the one closest to South Lancaster listed first.
- Harts Location
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Notchland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Livermore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lancaster, with the one closest to South Lancaster listed first.
- North Littleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Littleton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
- Apthorp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apthorp is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maplewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pierce Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Littleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Lisbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Easton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jockey Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jockey Hill is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lancaster, with the one closest to South Lancaster listed first.
- Kirby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kirby is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Lower Waterford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Burke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- East Burke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johnsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
- Burke
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Egypt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Lyndon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lyndon is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
- Lyndon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lyndonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Johnsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lancaster, with the one closest to South Lancaster listed first.
- Lunenburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Guildhall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- East Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Guildhall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Damon Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Damon Crossing is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
- Granby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Gallup Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
- Victory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Granby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granby is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orange County (VT)
- Wells River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans County (VT)
- Westmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westmore is located in Orleans County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Lancaster, see our County-by-County Page for South Lancaster.
Cemeteries Near South Lancaster ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Lancaster.
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 Lancaster - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Lancaster covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Lancaster, with the one closest to South Lancaster listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clark - Eaton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark - Eaton Cemetery
- The Clark - Eaton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auburn Star Farm Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
- Lunenburg Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Johns River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Number 10 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Powers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spaulding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summer Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside - Smart - Fellows - South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cushman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Whitefield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stuart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Overlook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Lancaster had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Lancaster, with the one closest to South Lancaster listed first.
- Lunenburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Lunenburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Lunenburg is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lunenburg
- Dalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Scott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Riverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Whitefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grange is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Hazens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hazens is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazens
- Miles Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miles Pond is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Pond
- Quebec Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quebec Junction is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec Junction
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Northumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northumberland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Guildhall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Lancaster. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Lancaster.
Newspapers Published in South Lancaster ...
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 South Lancaster.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Lancaster, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Lancaster.
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 South Lancaster:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Coos County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Caledonia County
- Essex County
- Orange County
- Orleans 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> | 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- South Lancaster) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |