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 Stoddard (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 Stoddard. 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 doctors 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.
Stoddard 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 Stoddard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stoddard:
- Cheshire County (The home county of Stoddard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoddard, with the one closest to Stoddard listed first.
- Mill Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Marlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilsum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lower Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Harrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Eastview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Alstead Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alstead Center is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead Center
- Surry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Surry is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Dublin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Keene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoddard, with the one closest to Stoddard listed first.
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- North Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Antrim Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Antrim Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Center
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clinton Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Antrim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Hillsboro Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Hillsborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoddard, with the one closest to Stoddard listed first.
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henniker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Newbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Sunapee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sutton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blodgett Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- Warner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Contoocook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dunbarton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoddard, with the one closest to Stoddard listed first.
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lempster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lempster is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lempster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
- South Acworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acworth
- Acworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Langdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Langdon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Goshen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Quaker City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Unity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people
- Charlestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kelleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kelleyville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleyville
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sunapee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fernwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoddard, with the one closest to Stoddard listed first.
- Mayo Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Warwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- West Northfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoddard, with the one closest to Stoddard listed first.
- Waterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Winchendon Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Winchendon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Pequoig
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- Royalston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Lane Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoddard, with the one closest to Stoddard listed first.
- Bellows Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Westminster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westminster
- Estimated population in 2011: 246 people
- Westminster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westminster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
- Rockingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rockingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
- Rockingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saxtons River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Putney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Putney is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Westminster West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westminster West is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster West
- Brockways Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brockways Mills is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockways Mills
- Cambridgeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cambridgeport is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoddard, with the one closest to Stoddard listed first.
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ascutney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Depot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Depot is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Depot
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weathersfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weathersfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,727 people
- Perkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
- Downers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downers is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
- Greenbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbush is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stoddard, see our County-by-County Page for Stoddard.
Cemeteries Near Stoddard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stoddard.
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 Stoddard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stoddard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stoddard, with the one closest to Stoddard listed first.
- Joslin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jefts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Munsonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Pond Cemetery
- The Black Pond Cemetery has also been known as:
- Windsor Village Cemetery
- Marlow Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilsum Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilsum Village Cemetery
- The Gilsum Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ware Cemetery
- East Sullivan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meeting House Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Centennial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centennial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Keene.
- The Centennial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bond Cemetery
- Centennial Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987553 <2>
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- St. Denis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maple Ave. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill 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 Stoddard had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Stoddard had a population of 1,254 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stoddard, with the one closest to Stoddard listed first.
- South Stoddard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Stoddard is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stoddard
- Munsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Munsonville is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsonville
- Marlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- North Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilsum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Sullivan is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sullivan
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Alstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Alstead is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alstead
- Harrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antrim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Washington is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Washington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stoddard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stoddard.
Newspapers Published in Stoddard ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stoddard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stoddard, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stoddard.
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 Stoddard:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Cheshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Sullivan County
- Franklin County
- Worcester County
- Windham 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stoddard) 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 Stoddard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |