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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 Thompson and Meserves Purchase (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 Thompson and Meserves Purchase. 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 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.

Thompson and Meserves Purchase 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 Thompson and Meserves Purchase. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thompson and Meserves Purchase:

  • Coos County     (The home county of Thompson and Meserves Purchase)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson and Meserves Purchase, with the one closest to Thompson and Meserves Purchase listed first.
    • Low and Burbanks Grant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low and Burbanks Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low and Burbanks Grant
      • Low and Burbanks Grant is located in Coos County
    • Pinkhams Grant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkhams Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
      • Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
    • Chandlers Purchase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandlers Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
      • Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
    • Glen House
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
      • Glen House is located in Coos County
    • Greens Grant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
      • Greens Grant is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
    • Beans Grant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
      • Beans Grant is located in Coos County
    • Crawfords Purchase
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawfords Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
      • Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
    • Randolph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <3>
    • Martins Location
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
      • Martins Location is located in Coos County
    • Cutts Grant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutts Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
      • Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
    • Sargents Purchase
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargents Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
      • Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
    • Fabyan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
      • Fabyan is located in Coos County
    • Beans Purchase
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
      • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson and Meserves Purchase, with the one closest to Thompson and Meserves Purchase listed first.
    • Harts Location
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Location
      • Harts Location is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts Location <3>
    • Notchland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
      • Notchland is located in Carroll County
    • Jackson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
    • Jericho
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Carroll County
    • Bartlett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Livermore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Livermore is located in Carroll County
    • Chatham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Intervale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
      • Intervale is located in Carroll County
    • Kearsarge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
      • Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
    • Hale's Location
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale's Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
      • Hale's Location is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • North Conway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Passaconaway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Passaconaway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
      • Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
    • South Chatham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Chatham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
      • South Chatham is located in Carroll County
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson and Meserves Purchase, with the one closest to Thompson and Meserves Purchase listed first.
    • Pierce Bridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
      • Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
    • Maplewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
      • Maplewood is located in Grafton County
    • Bethlehem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Village of Loon Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village of Loon Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village of Loon Mountain
      • The Village of Loon Mountain is located in Grafton County
    • Franconia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Littleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lincoln. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
    • North Littleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
      • North Littleton is located in Grafton County
    • Sugar Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Easton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • North Woodstock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterville Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville Valley
      • Waterville Valley is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville Valley <3>
    • Woodstock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <3>
  • Cumberland County (ME)
    • West Bridgton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Bridgton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
      • West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
  • Oxford County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson and Meserves Purchase, with the one closest to Thompson and Meserves Purchase listed first.
    • Gilead
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Stow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
      • Stow is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <3>
    • Stoneham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • North Fryeburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Fryeburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
      • North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Center Lovell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Slab City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • West Bethel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
      • West Bethel is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Lovell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell
      • Lovell is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovell <3>
    • Fryeburg Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
      • Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Fryeburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg
      • Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryeburg <3>
    • Bethel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,749 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <3>
    • Mayville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Mayville is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • East Fryeburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Fryeburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
      • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Caledonia County (VT)
    • Lower Waterford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Waterford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Waterford
      • Lower Waterford is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Waterford <3>
  • Essex County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson and Meserves Purchase, with the one closest to Thompson and Meserves Purchase listed first.
    • Lunenburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Guildhall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
    • Guildhall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guildhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
      • Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • East Concord
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
      • East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
    • Maidstone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
      • Maidstone is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Concord
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Granby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Damon Crossing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Damon Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
      • Damon Crossing is located in Essex County (VT)
    • Granby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
      • Granby is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Gallup Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
      • Gallup Mills is located in Essex County (VT)
    • Victory
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thompson and Meserves Purchase, see our County-by-County Page for Thompson and Meserves Purchase.

Cemeteries Near Thompson and Meserves Purchase ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thompson and Meserves Purchase.

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 Thompson and Meserves Purchase covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thompson and Meserves Purchase, with the one closest to Thompson and Meserves Purchase listed first.

  • Crawford Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crawford Family Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the north of Lancaster.
    • The Crawford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crawford Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375827 <5>
  • Mt. Hayes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evans Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Colby Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazelton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazelton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
    • The Mt. Calvaire Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Calvary
  • Garland Ridge Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garland Ridge Cemetery
    • The Garland Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bartlett Village Cemetery
    • Bartlett Village Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #227851 <5>
  • Burbank Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102804 <5>
  • Continue List   (126 more) ...
    • New Berlin City Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Berlin City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Berlin City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247715 <5>
    • Old City Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209822 <5>
    • Russian City Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Russian City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236819 <5>

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>

While we didn't find Thompson and Meserves Purchase in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thompson and Meserves Purchase.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Thompson and Meserves Purchase, with the one closest to Thompson and Meserves Purchase listed first.

  • Glen House
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
    • Glen House is located in Coos County
  • Randolph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <3>
  • Fabyan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
    • Fabyan is located in Coos County
  • Jefferson Highland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Highland
    • Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County
  • Gorham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mountain
    • Twin Mountain is located in Coos County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Mountain <3>
  • Jackson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
  • Quebec Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quebec Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec Junction
    • Quebec Junction is located in Coos County
  • Shelburne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
    • Shelburne is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburne <3>
  • Hazens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazens
    • Hazens is located in Coos County
  • Sawyers River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyers River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyers River
    • Sawyers River is located in Carroll County
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    • Glen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
      • Glen is located in Carroll County
    • Riverton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Coos County
    • Bartlett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Thompson and Meserves Purchase ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompson and Meserves Purchase.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thompson and Meserves Purchase, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thompson and Meserves Purchase.

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 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 Thompson and Meserves Purchase:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thompson and Meserves Purchase. 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>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.
<2>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.
<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thompson and Meserves Purchase) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thompson and Meserves Purchase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2984, Longitude: -71.3117       In this case, the coordinates for Thompson and Meserves Purchase 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 Thompson and Meserves Purchase, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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