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 Wentworth Hill (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 Wentworth Hill. 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 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.
Wentworth Hill is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Oxford (ME), York (ME), Belknap, Coos, Grafton & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near Wentworth Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wentworth Hill:
- Carroll County (The home county of Wentworth Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth Hill, with the one closest to Wentworth Hill listed first.
- Sandwich
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Big Rock Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Moultonborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Sandwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chicks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Whiteface
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whiteface is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- South Tamworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Whittier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whittier is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
- Ferncroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ferncroft is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncroft
- Wonalancet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wonalancet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonalancet
- Tamworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth Hill, with the one closest to Wentworth Hill listed first.
- Center Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meredith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Interlaken Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Samoset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Gilford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Wildwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- New Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laconia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth Hill, with the one closest to Wentworth Hill listed first.
- Hadleys Purchase
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Cutts Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Sargents Purchase
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth Hill, with the one closest to Wentworth Hill listed first.
- Waterville Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holderness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campton Lower Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Campton Upper Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Bridgewater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth Hill, with the one closest to Wentworth Hill listed first.
- Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Hill Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Northfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Danbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Shaker Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth Hill, with the one closest to Wentworth Hill listed first.
- Middleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- New Durham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth Hill, with the one closest to Wentworth Hill listed first.
- Porter
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Merrill Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Kezar Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Fryeburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Brownfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Durgintown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Hiram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fryeburg Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth Hill, with the one closest to Wentworth Hill listed first.
- South Effingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- North Parsonsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Parsonsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Mee Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- West Newfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Parsonsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Newfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Shapleigh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Cornish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sprague City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sprague City is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- Acton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wentworth Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Wentworth Hill.
Cemeteries Near Wentworth Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wentworth Hill.
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 Wentworth Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wentworth Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wentworth Hill, with the one closest to Wentworth Hill listed first.
- Little Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elm Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Bodge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Wentworth Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wentworth Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wentworth Hill, with the one closest to Wentworth Hill listed first.
- Sandwich
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Center Sandwich
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moultonborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Sandwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Tamworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Center Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melvin Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tamworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holderness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meredith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tuftonboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Ossipee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ossipee Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ossipee Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee Valley
- Chocorua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wentworth Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wentworth Hill.
Newspapers Published in Wentworth Hill ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wentworth Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wentworth Hill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wentworth Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wentworth Hill:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Coos County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Oxford County
- York 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> | 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 Wentworth Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Wentworth Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |