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 Stratford (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 Stratford. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Stratford is located in Coos County.
To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties 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 Stratford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stratford:
- Coos County (The home county of Stratford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stratford, with the one closest to Stratford listed first.
- Mapleton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Mapleton is located in Coos County
- Masons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Groveton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Groveton is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <3>
- Northumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Northumberland is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- North Stratford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stratford
- North Stratford is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Stratford <3>
- Percy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Meriden Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Hill
- Meriden Hill is located in Coos County
- Stark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Stark is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stark <3>
- Cones
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
- West Milan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Milan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milan
- West Milan is located in Coos County
- Ervings Location
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ervings Location have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervings Location
- Ervings Location is located in Coos County
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stratford, with the one closest to Stratford listed first.
- North Littleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
- North Littleton is located in Grafton County
- Apthorp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Bethlehem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Bethlehem is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <3>
- Maplewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Pierce Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pierce Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Littleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Littleton is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <3>
- Oxford County (ME)
- Upton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Upton is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <3>
- Upton
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stratford, with the one closest to Stratford listed first.
- Burke
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Newark
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Burke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - East Burke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Burke
- East Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Burke <3>
- Kirby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - West Burke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burke
- West Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burke <3>
- Egypt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Lyndon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Lyndonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndonville
- Lyndonville is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndonville <3>
- Sutton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Lyndon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyndon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- Lyndon is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <3>
- Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stratford, with the one closest to Stratford listed first.
- Maidstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Brunswick Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Springs
- Brunswick Springs is located in Essex County (VT)
- Guildhall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
- Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guildhall <3>
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
- Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Guildhall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Granby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Granby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Granby is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <3>
- Ferdinand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Gallup Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County (VT)
- Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
- Orleans County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stratford, with the one closest to Stratford listed first.
- East Charleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charleston
- East Charleston is located in Orleans County (VT)
- Westmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Charleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Orleans County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
- Morgan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - West Charleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- West Charleston is located in Orleans County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Charleston <3>
- Brownington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Brownington is located in Orleans County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Barton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Brownington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Brownington is located in Orleans County (VT)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stratford, see our County-by-County Page for Stratford.
Cemeteries Near Stratford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stratford.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stratford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stratford, with the one closest to Stratford listed first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stevens - McDade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens - McDade Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens - McDade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Haynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Haynes Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haynes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southwest of Stratford.
- The Haynes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stratford East Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2551850 <5>
- Smith - Gardner - Shoff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith - Gardner - Shoff Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith - Gardner - Shoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rich Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Court House Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Court House Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Court House Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Baldwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355661 <5>
- Keith - Crawford - North Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keith - Crawford - North Burial Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keith - Crawford - North Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ridgewell - Central Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgewell - Central Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgewell - Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Connecticut Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connecticut Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connecticut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lyman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (154 more) ...
- Boyce Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyce Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Riverside - Smart - Fellows - South Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside - Smart - Fellows - South Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside - Smart - Fellows - South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
- The Bloomfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103907 <5>
- Boyce Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stratford had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Stratford had a population of 679 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stratford, with the one closest to Stratford listed first.
- Stevens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Groveton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Groveton is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <3>
- Beatties
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Guildhall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
- Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guildhall <3>
- Northumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Northumberland is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- North Stratford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stratford
- North Stratford is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Stratford <3>
- Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Stark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Stark is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stark <3>
- Percy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Georges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Granby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Granby is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <3>
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Crystal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Gallup Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County (VT)
- Grange
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stratford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stratford.
Newspapers Published in Stratford ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stratford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stratford, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stratford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Stratford:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the New Hampshire Division of Archives and Records Management
- Pages specific to Coos County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grafton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Oxford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Caledonia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Orleans County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grafton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Cemeteries of Coos County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Cemeteries of Coos County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stratford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stratford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stratford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6551, Longitude: -71.5556 In this case, the coordinates for Stratford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Stratford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |