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 Tilton (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 Tilton. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Tilton is located in Belknap 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 Belknap County: Carroll, Grafton, Merrimack & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near Tilton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tilton:
- Belknap County (The home county of Tilton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Gardners Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Sanbornton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winnisquam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gaza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Laconia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Allens Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Gilmanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gilford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Interlaken Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Wolfeboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Wolfeboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Melvin Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfeboro Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Federal Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Moultonborough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Tuftonboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Fernald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wolfeboro Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Chicks Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Bridgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holderness
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Grafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Grafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Groton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- North Weare
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Chase Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- Weare
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <1>
- Slab City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Hillsboro Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- East Deering
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Hillsborough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Goffstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grasmere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Deering
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Northfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Canterbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- East Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Hill Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boscawen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boyce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boyce is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Loudon Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Northwood Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- James City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Deerfield Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Candia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- New Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Davis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Dexter Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Strafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bow Lake Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
- Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
- Bow Lake
- Strafford Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Twin Lakes Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Fernwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Georges Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lower Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grantham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Grantham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Croydon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tilton, see our County-by-County Page for Tilton.
Cemeteries Near Tilton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tilton.
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 Tilton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tilton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton Arch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sanbornton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Simonds Call Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Webster Place Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lamprey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Lambert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- St. Lamberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Tilton had a population of 1,425 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tilton had a population of 3,556 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Sanbornton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gardners Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- East Tilton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Tilton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tilton
- Northfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gaza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Sanbornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sanbornton
- Laconia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Canterbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilmanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- East Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tilton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tilton ...
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 180 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tilton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tilton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tilton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tilton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of Tilton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Tilton:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Belknap County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Sullivan 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tilton) 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 Tilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |