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 Wildwood (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 Wildwood. 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 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.
Wildwood 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 Wildwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wildwood:
- Grafton County (The home county of Wildwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Boutin Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boutin Corner is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutin Corner
- Easton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Landaff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Landaff is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landaff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- North Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Village of Loon Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Swiftwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swiftwater is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Sugar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jockey Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jockey Hill is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Upper Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Center Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Livermore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Livermore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Harts Location
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Notchland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Passaconaway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
- Ferncroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ferncroft is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncroft
- Whiteface
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteface is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Bartlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chicks Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- North Sandwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wonalancet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wonalancet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonalancet
- Big Rock Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sandwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Carroll
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Fabyan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Whitefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hadleys Purchase
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Dalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Crawfords Purchase
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
- Cutts Grant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Scott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scott is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Beans Grant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Chandlers Purchase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Sargents Purchase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Highlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Low and Burbanks Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Ryegate Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Corner
- McIndoe Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
- Ryegate
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ryegate is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
- Lower Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waterford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Barnet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnet is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- Groton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Passumpsic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Passumpsic is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passumpsic
- South Peacham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Peacham is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Peacham
- Groton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Groton is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
- Lakeside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Peacham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johnsbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Lunenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Newbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wells River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Newbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Newbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
- West Newbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Bradford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newbury Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newbury Center is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Center
- Bradford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Fairlee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- East Corinth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Corinth is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corinth
- Fairlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Topsham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Topsham is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- Ely
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Washington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Lanesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesboro is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- South Cabot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Cabot is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cabot
- Windsor County (VT)
- Pompanoosuc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wildwood, see our County-by-County Page for Wildwood.
Cemeteries Near Wildwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wildwood.
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 Wildwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wildwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Kinsman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Benton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Swiftwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Haverhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunnyside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Sugar Hill.
- The Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Sunny Side Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103145 <2>
- Center Haverhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Bath Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abbot Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Haverhill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Wildwood had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
- Easton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- North Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Landaff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Landaff is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landaff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Swiftwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swiftwater is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- East Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Haverhill is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haverhill
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franconia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Thornton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Thornton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thornton
- North Haverhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wildwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wildwood.
Newspapers Published in Wildwood ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wildwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wildwood, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wildwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wildwood:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Coos County
- Caledonia County
- Essex County
- Orange County
- Washington 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 Wildwood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wildwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |