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 West Chesterfield (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 West Chesterfield. 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 hospitals 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.
West Chesterfield is located in Cheshire 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 Cheshire County: Franklin (MA), Worcester (MA), Hillsborough, Sullivan & Windham (VT).
Below are the counties that are near West Chesterfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Chesterfield:
- Cheshire County (The home county of West Chesterfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Chesterfield, with the one closest to West Chesterfield listed first.
- Chesterfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spofford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westmoreland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hinsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ashuelot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Swanzey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Swanzey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walpole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Surry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Surry is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- East Swanzey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Chesterfield, with the one closest to West Chesterfield listed first.
- West Peterborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Peterborough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Antrim Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Antrim Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Center
- Clinton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- North Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- North Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Antrim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bennington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Chesterfield, with the one closest to West Chesterfield listed first.
- Langdon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Langdon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- South Acworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acworth
- Charlestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Acworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Quaker City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Quaker City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Lempster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lempster is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lempster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Unity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unity is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Chesterfield, with the one closest to West Chesterfield listed first.
- Drury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drury is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Florida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Chesterfield, with the one closest to West Chesterfield listed first.
- West Northfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- Northfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- Leyden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Bernardston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Mount Hermon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Elm Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Warwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Gill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gill is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
- Mayo Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Colrain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Colrain is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
- Foundry Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Foundry Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
- Factory Village ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Factory Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Chesterfield, with the one closest to West Chesterfield listed first.
- Royalston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Athol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Waterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Winchendon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Winchendon Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Baldwinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Pequoig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Chesterfield, with the one closest to West Chesterfield listed first.
- Searsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Searsburg is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Readsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Readsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Winhall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winhall is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Landgrove Town Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Landgrove Town Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove Town Center
- Glastenbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glastenbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Woodford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Woodford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Landgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Landgrove is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Stamford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Stamford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bromley Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bromley Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Village
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Chesterfield, with the one closest to West Chesterfield listed first.
- East Dummerston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Dummerston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Brattleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brattleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- Fairview Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- West Brattleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Dummerston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Putney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Putney is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Williamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ames Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ames Hill is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Chesterfield, with the one closest to West Chesterfield listed first.
- Chester Depot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chester Depot is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Depot
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chester is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
- Simonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simonsville is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsville
- Andover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Andover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Andover is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- North Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Chesterfield, see our County-by-County Page for West Chesterfield.
Cemeteries Near West Chesterfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Chesterfield.
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 West Chesterfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Chesterfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Chesterfield, with the one closest to West Chesterfield listed first.
- Locust Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dummerston Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morningside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brattleboro Area Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spofford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spofford Cemetery is located in Spofford.
- The Spofford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spofford Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402942 <2>
- Continue List (428 more) ...
- Kathan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Chesterfield had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Chesterfield, with the one closest to West Chesterfield listed first.
- Chesterfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Dummerston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Brattleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Brattleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Hinsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hinsdale
- Westmoreland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Dummerston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Putney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Putney is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Putney
- Westmoreland Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westmoreland Depot is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Depot
- Hinsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Westmoreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Westmoreland is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Westmoreland
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Williamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Guilford Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford Center is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Center
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 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 West Chesterfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Chesterfield.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of West Chesterfield ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Chesterfield.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of West Chesterfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of West Chesterfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding West Chesterfield.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<4> of West Chesterfield.
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 West Chesterfield:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Cheshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough County
- Sullivan County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Worcester County
- Bennington County
- Windham 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 West Chesterfield, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Chesterfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |