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 Springfield (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 Springfield. 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 Springfield ...
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 Springfield: W. Springfield
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Springfield. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Springfield.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Springfield is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Cheshire, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Windham (VT) & Windsor (VT).
Below are the counties that are near West Springfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Springfield:
- Sullivan County (The home county of West Springfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Springfield, with the one closest to West Springfield listed first.
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- North Grantham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Georges Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Grantham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fernwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Croydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Lower Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Croydon Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Springfield, with the one closest to West Springfield listed first.
- New Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gaza
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Sanbornton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gardners Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Winnisquam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Winona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Wildwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Laconia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meredith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Springfield, with the one closest to West Springfield listed first.
- Marlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Alstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Stoddard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alstead Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alstead Center is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead Center
- Drewsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drewsville is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsville
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Springfield, with the one closest to West Springfield listed first.
- Lockehaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Montcalm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Upper Shaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
- Lower Shaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Canaan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Enfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Street
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Canaan Street is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Street
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Mascoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mascoma is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
- Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Springfield, with the one closest to West Springfield listed first.
- Hillsboro Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hillsborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hillsborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
- Hillsborough has also been known as:
- Hillsboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <1>
- Holton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- North Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Chase Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Springfield, with the one closest to West Springfield listed first.
- New London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blodgett Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- Elkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Danbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Wilmot Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Mount Sunapee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Potter Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Springfield, with the one closest to West Springfield listed first.
- Union Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Thetford Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thetford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thetford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
- Ely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- South Strafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Post Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- Strafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Fairlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Old City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old City is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Strafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Springfield, with the one closest to West Springfield listed first.
- Brockways Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brockways Mills is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockways Mills
- Rockingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Springfield, with the one closest to West Springfield listed first.
- North Hartland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- White River Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wilder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Ascutney
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hartland Four Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
- Fieldsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fieldsville is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
- Hartland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Springfield, see our County-by-County Page for West Springfield.
Cemeteries Near West Springfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Springfield.
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 Springfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Springfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Springfield, with the one closest to West Springfield listed first.
- Prescott Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burpee Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hastings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- George Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Asa Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pinacle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Main Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Main Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Main Street Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of New London.
- Croydon Flat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Elkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elkins Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elkins.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147562 <2>
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Purmort Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Springfield had a population of 134 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Springfield, with the one closest to West Springfield listed first.
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Georges Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Springfield
- North Grantham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Grantham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Croydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- New London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield Center
- Grafton Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Center
- Lockehaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Sunapee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilmot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Croydon Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- East Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Springfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Springfield.
Newspapers Published in West Springfield ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Springfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Springfield, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Springfield.
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 West Springfield:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Cheshire County
- Grafton County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Orange 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> | 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- West Springfield) 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 Springfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |