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 Upper Village (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 Upper Village. 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 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.
Upper Village is located in Coos 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 Coos County: Oxford (ME), Carroll, Grafton & Essex (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Upper Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper Village:
- Coos County (The home county of Upper Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Village, with the one closest to Upper Village listed first.
- Gorham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Martins Location
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shelburne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greens Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Beans Purchase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Glen House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Low and Burbanks Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinkhams Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Jefferson Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Highland
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Village, with the one closest to Upper Village listed first.
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chatham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harts Location
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Notchland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Bartlett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Intervale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- South Chatham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Kearsarge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Hale's Location
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Livermore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Livermore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- North Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Village, with the one closest to Upper Village listed first.
- Pierce Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Maplewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Bethlehem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Apthorp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Apthorp is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
- Franconia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Littleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Littleton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
- Cumberland County (ME)
- West Bridgton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Village, with the one closest to Upper Village listed first.
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- West Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- Stoneham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneham is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mayville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mayville is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Stow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Newry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- Slab City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Newry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Center Lovell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Fryeburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
- Upton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Village, with the one closest to Upper Village listed first.
- Guildhall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Guildhall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Lunenburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maidstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maidstone is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- East Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Granby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Granby is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Granby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upper Village, see our County-by-County Page for Upper Village.
Cemeteries Near Upper Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Village.
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 Upper Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Village, with the one closest to Upper Village listed first.
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hazelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Berlin City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
- Russian City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
- St. Kieran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Anne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvaire Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
- Old City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
- Continue List (126 more) ...
- Burbank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Abbott Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Upper Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Upper Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Village, with the one closest to Upper Village listed first.
- Gorham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shelburne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Jefferson Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Highland
- Milan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Chatham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dummer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Milan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milan
- Fabyan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Crystal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- West Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- Riverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Riverton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upper Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Village.
Newspapers Published in Upper Village ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Village, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Upper Village:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Coos County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- Essex 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> | 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 Upper Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Upper Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |