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 (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. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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 is located in Grafton 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 Grafton County: Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Merrimack, Sullivan, Caledonia (VT), Essex (VT), Orange (VT) & Windsor (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Wentworth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wentworth:
- Grafton County (The home county of Wentworth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- Cheever
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cheever is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheever
- West Rumney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Rumney is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rumney
- North Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Dorchester is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorchester
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dorchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- North Groton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Groton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Groton
- Rumney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orfordville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orfordville is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Quincy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Lyme Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lyme Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
- Orford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- New Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Center Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gaza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Interlaken Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- Chicks Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Big Rock Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- North Sandwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sandwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Whiteface
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Whiteface is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Moultonborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ferncroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ferncroft is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncroft
- Wonalancet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wonalancet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonalancet
- Passaconaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- Danbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hill Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- West Andover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Wilmot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Potter Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Elkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- New London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilmot Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- North Grantham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Grantham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Meriden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Twin Lakes Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Croydon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Georges Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- Ryegate Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Corner
- Ryegate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ryegate is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
- Groton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McIndoe Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- Fairlee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairlee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Ely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Newbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Thetford Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thetford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thetford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
- West Fairlee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Newbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Post Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- Union Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- Pompanoosuc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
- Norwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
- Lewiston ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Norwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Norwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwich
- Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White River Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
- Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
- North Hartland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Quechee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quechee is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quechee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wentworth, see our County-by-County Page for Wentworth.
Cemeteries Near Wentworth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wentworth.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wentworth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Groton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grover Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlee Village Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Haverhill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pratt Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- River Road Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ely - South Fairlee Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Thetford Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Hebron Village Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Plymouth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103087 <2>
- Blair Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wentworth had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wentworth had a population of 976 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- North Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Dorchester is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorchester
- Cheever
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cheever is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheever
- West Rumney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Rumney is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rumney
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dorchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- North Groton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Groton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Groton
- Rumney Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rumney Depot is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumney Depot
- Rumney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orfordville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orfordville is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Quincy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Lyme Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lyme Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
- West Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Plymouth is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plymouth
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Piermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lyme
(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. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wentworth.
Newspapers Published in Wentworth ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wentworth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wentworth, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wentworth.
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 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 Wentworth:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Merrimack County
- Sullivan County
- Caledonia County
- Orange County
- Windsor 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 Wentworth, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wentworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |