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 Springfield (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 Springfield. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Springfield is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Cheshire, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Windham (VT) & Windsor (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Springfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springfield:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Springfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Twin Lakes Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Georges Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Grantham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Grantham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fernwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Lower Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Croydon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Croydon Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Kelleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kelleyville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleyville
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- New Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Sanbornton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gardners Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Winnisquam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Wildwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laconia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Meredith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Marlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Alstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alstead Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alstead Center is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead Center
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Lockehaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Montcalm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Upper Shaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
- Canaan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lower Shaker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Canaan Street
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Canaan Street is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Street
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Enfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Mascoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mascoma is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Hillsboro Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Hillsborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hillsborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
- Hillsborough has also been known as:
- Hillsboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <1>
- North Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Holton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Antrim Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Antrim Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Center
- Deering
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
- Chase Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- North Weare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Slab City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- New London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Danbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blodgett Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- West Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Wilmot Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Potter Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Mount Sunapee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Andover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Union Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Thetford Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thetford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thetford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
- Ely
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Fairlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Strafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Post Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- Strafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Strafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- White River Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- North Hartland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilder
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Ascutney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hartland Four Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
- Fieldsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fieldsville is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
- Hartland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springfield, see our County-by-County Page for Springfield.
Cemeteries Near Springfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springfield.
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 Springfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Prescott Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burpee Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hastings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dunbar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Asa Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Main Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Main Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Main Street Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of New London.
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- George Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elkins Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elkins.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147562 <2>
- Eagle Pond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- The Pinacle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riverside 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Springfield had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Springfield had a population of 1,348 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- West Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Springfield
- Georges Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Grantham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Grantham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Center
- Croydon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Sunapee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Enfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield Center
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- East Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Lockehaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Wilmot Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springfield.
Newspapers Published in Springfield ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springfield, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Springfield:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Cheshire County
- Grafton County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Orange County
- Windsor 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 '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- Springfield) 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 Springfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |