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 Plymouth (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 Plymouth. 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.
Name Variations for West Plymouth ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Plymouth: W. Plymouth
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
West Plymouth 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 West Plymouth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Plymouth:
- Grafton County (The home county of West Plymouth)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Plymouth, with the one closest to West Plymouth listed first.
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rumney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Groton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Groton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Groton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Groton
- Campton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Rumney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Rumney is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rumney
- Ellsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Cheever
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cheever is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheever
- Campton Lower Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Plymouth, with the one closest to West Plymouth listed first.
- New Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Center Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Meredith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Interlaken Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Wildwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Sanbornton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Laconia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winnisquam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Plymouth, with the one closest to West Plymouth listed first.
- Chicks Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Big Rock Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Sandwich
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Moultonborough
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Sandwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whiteface
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whiteface is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Ferncroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncroft is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncroft
- Wonalancet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wonalancet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonalancet
- Melvin Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Tamworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Tamworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tuftonboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whittier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whittier is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Plymouth, with the one closest to West Plymouth listed first.
- Danbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hill Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- East Andover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Andover
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Potter Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- West Andover
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Wilmot
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Wilmot Flat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- New London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Plymouth, with the one closest to West Plymouth listed first.
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- 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
- Twin Lakes Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Grantham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Fernwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Meriden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Lower Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Plymouth, with the one closest to West Plymouth listed first.
- Fairlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Bradford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlee
(23 miles [37 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
- South Newbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Thetford Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thetford
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Union Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Newbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairlee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Post Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- West Newbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Plymouth, with the one closest to West Plymouth listed first.
- Pompanoosuc
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
- Lewiston ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lewiston is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Norwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
- Norwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wilder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White River Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- West Norwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwich
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Plymouth, see our County-by-County Page for West Plymouth.
Cemeteries Near West Plymouth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Plymouth.
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 Plymouth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Plymouth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Plymouth, with the one closest to West Plymouth listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hebron Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Groton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pratt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whittemores Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campton Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Webster Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ashland.
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Pitman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 West Plymouth 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 Plymouth, with the one closest to West Plymouth listed first.
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Rumney Depot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rumney Depot is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumney Depot
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rumney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Groton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Hebron is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hebron
- Blair
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blair is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- North Groton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Groton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Groton
- Campton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Rumney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Rumney is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rumney
- West Campton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Campton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Campton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cheever
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cheever is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheever
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgewater
(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 Plymouth. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Plymouth.
Newspapers Published in West Plymouth ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Plymouth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Plymouth, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Plymouth.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 West Plymouth:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Merrimack County
- Sullivan 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> | 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- West Plymouth) 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 West Plymouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |