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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 Wilton (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 Wilton. 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 Wilton ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Wilton: W. Wilton

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 hospitals 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 Wilton is located in Hillsborough County.

To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hillsborough County: Essex (MA), Middlesex (MA), Worcester (MA), Cheshire, Merrimack, Rockingham & Sullivan.

Below are the counties that are near West Wilton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Wilton:

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of West Wilton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wilton, with the one closest to West Wilton listed first.
    • Temple
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Temple is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <2>
    • Wilton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>
    • South Lyndeborough
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Greenville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lyndeborough
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sharon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mason
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Mason is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
    • New Ipswich
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ipswich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ipswich
      • New Ipswich is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ipswich <2>
    • Milford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mont Vernon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Vernon
      • Mont Vernon is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Vernon <2>
    • East Milford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
      • North Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Cheshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wilton, with the one closest to West Wilton listed first.
    • Jaffrey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
      • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <2>
    • Bonds Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rindge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Rindge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Eastview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
      • Eastview is located in Cheshire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eastview
      • From West Wilton to Eastview
    • Dublin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
    • Harrisville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fitzwilliam
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fitzwilliam Depot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nelson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Marlborough
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Marlborough is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlborough <2>
  • Merrimack County
  • Rockingham County
  • Sullivan County
  • Franklin County (MA)
  • Middlesex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wilton, with the one closest to West Wilton listed first.
    • Ashby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • South Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
      • South Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • West Townsend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
      • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Townsend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Old City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Townsend Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Babbatasset Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babbatasset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
      • Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Pepperell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Pepperell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pepperell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
      • East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Paper Mill Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
      • Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • West Groton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
      • West Groton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Dunstable
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Worcester County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wilton, with the one closest to West Wilton listed first.
    • Lane Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
      • Lane Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Ashburnham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Blackburn Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackburn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
      • Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Winchendon Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchendon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
      • Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Pequoig
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Winchendon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lunenburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • South Ashburnham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fitchburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Waterville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • South Fitchburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Baldwinville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Wilton, see our County-by-County Page for West Wilton.

Cemeteries Near West Wilton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Wilton.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Wilton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Wilton, with the one closest to West Wilton listed first.

  • South Yard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Yard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Yard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vale End Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Miler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • South Lyndeborough Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lyndeborough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lyndeborough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jarmany Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarmany Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarmany Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (394 more) ...
    • Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Wilton 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 Wilton, with the one closest to West Wilton listed first.

  • Temple
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Temple is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <2>
  • Pratt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Pratt is located in Hillsborough County
  • Wilton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Wilton is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>
  • South Lyndeborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lyndeborough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New Ipswich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ipswich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ipswich
    • New Ipswich is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,429 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ipswich <2>
  • Mason
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
  • Russell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Hillsborough County
  • Richardson ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
    • Richardson is located in Hillsborough County
  • Milford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • East Milford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Wilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Wilton.

Newspapers Published in West Wilton ...

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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Wilton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Wilton, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Wilton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wilton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Wilton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Wilton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Wilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8310, Longitude: -71.7993       In this case, the coordinates for West Wilton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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