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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 State Line (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 State Line. 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 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.

State Line is located in Cheshire 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 Cheshire County: Franklin (MA), Worcester (MA), Hillsborough, Sullivan & Windham (VT).

Below are the counties that are near State Line. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to State Line:

  • Cheshire County     (The home county of State Line)
    • The following are listed by their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
    • Rindge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Rindge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Rindge is located in Cheshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
    • Fitzwilliam Depot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
    • Fitzwilliam
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jaffrey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Troy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Troy is located in Cheshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Richmond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • East Swanzey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
    • Bonds Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
    • Dublin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Eastview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Eastview is located in Cheshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
    • Marlborough
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
    • Sharon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sharon is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • New Ipswich
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Peterborough
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Peterborough
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
    • Temple
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Temple is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <1>
    • Greenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • North Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • North Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Mason
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Mason is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
    • West Wilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
    • Elmwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Hancock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hancock is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <1>
    • South Lyndeborough
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • South Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyndeborough
  • Franklin County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
    • North Orange
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • North Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
    • Tully
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tully is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
    • Mayo Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
    • Warwick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Warwick is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Orange
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
    • Wendell Depot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
    • Erving
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Erving is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
    • Morse Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Morse Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
    • Northfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Millington ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Millington is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
    • New Salem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • New Salem is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
    • Wendell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wendell is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Hampshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
    • Pelham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pelham is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
    • Enfield ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Enfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • West Pelham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Pelham is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
  • Middlesex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
    • Ashby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ashby is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
    • South Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • South Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
    • West Townsend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
    • Old City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Old City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Townsend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
    • Townsend Harbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
    • Pepperell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
    • West Groton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • West Groton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
    • Babbatasset Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
    • Paper Mill Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
    • Shaker Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Shirley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shirley is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
  • Worcester County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
    • Winchendon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
    • Waterville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Winchendon Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
    • Pequoig
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pequoig is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
    • Royalston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
    • Baldwinville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Baldwinville is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
    • Lane Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lane Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
    • Brooks Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Brooks Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
    • East Templeton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • East Templeton is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
    • Ashburnham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
    • Gardner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gardner is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
    • South Ashburnham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
  • Windham County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
    • South Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
    • Vernon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
    • Brattleboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
    • Guilford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • East Dummerston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
    • Guilford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
    • West Brattleboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Brattleboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
    • Dummerston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
    • Putney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Putney is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
    • West Dummerston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to State Line, see our County-by-County Page for State Line.

Cemeteries Near State Line ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of State Line.

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 State Line - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for State Line covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.

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 in 1895, State Line had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.

  • Winchendon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
  • Waterville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Winchendon Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
  • Rindge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Rindge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Rindge is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
  • Fitzwilliam Depot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
  • Fitzwilliam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Royalston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
  • South Royalston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Royalston
  • East Rindge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Rindge is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rindge
  • Baldwinville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Baldwinville is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
  • Jaffrey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Otter River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Otter River is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
    • Troy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Troy is located in Cheshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Richmond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around State Line. See our List of 1890's Communities around State Line.

Newspapers Published in State Line ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around State Line.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of State Line, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for State Line.

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 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 State Line:

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>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<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 State Line, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- State Line) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.