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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 Winnisquam (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 Winnisquam. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Winnisquam is located in Belknap 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 Belknap County: Carroll, Grafton, Merrimack & Strafford.

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

  • Belknap County     (The home county of Winnisquam)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winnisquam, with the one closest to Winnisquam listed first.
    • Wildwood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
      • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
    • Laconia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardners Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tilton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <2>
    • Sanbornton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanbornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanbornton
      • Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanbornton <2>
    • Belmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaza
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gilford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
      • Gilford is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <2>
    • Interlaken Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Allens Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilmanton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Samoset
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Carroll County
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winnisquam, with the one closest to Winnisquam listed first.
    • Bristol
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgewater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <2>
    • South Alexandria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Alexandria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holderness
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hebron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <2>
    • Plymouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Groton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Grafton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Grafton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <2>
    • Campton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
      • Campton is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <2>
    • Quincy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quincy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Grafton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quincy
      • From Winnisquam to Quincy
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winnisquam, with the one closest to Winnisquam listed first.
    • North Weare
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Chase Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
      • Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Weare
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Slab City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Merrimack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winnisquam, with the one closest to Winnisquam listed first.
    • Northfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <2>
    • Franklin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shaker Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
    • Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Canterbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hill Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Loudon Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Andover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Salisbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <2>
    • Boscawen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Boyce
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
      • Boyce is located in Merrimack County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyce
      • From Winnisquam to Boyce
    • Loudon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
      • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <2>
    • Penacook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winnisquam, with the one closest to Winnisquam listed first.
    • Northwood Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deerfield Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Deerfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <2>
    • James City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
      • James City is located in Rockingham County
    • Northwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Strafford County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winnisquam, with the one closest to Winnisquam listed first.
    • Twin Lakes Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
      • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
    • Springfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
    • Fernwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Georges Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lower Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
    • Sunapee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • York County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winnisquam, with the one closest to Winnisquam listed first.
    • Mee Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Stevens Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • South Effingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Acton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Acton is located in York County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acton <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Winnisquam ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winnisquam.

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 Winnisquam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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.
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lamberts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lamprey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Lambert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lambert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sanbornton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanbornton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanbornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Round Bay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Bay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (241 more) ...
    • Tilton Arch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tilton Arch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tilton Arch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bayside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mead Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mead 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.<6>

While we didn't find Winnisquam in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winnisquam.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Winnisquam, with the one closest to Winnisquam listed first.

  • East Tilton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tilton
    • East Tilton is located in Belknap County
  • Laconia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sanbornton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanbornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanbornton
    • Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanbornton <2>
  • Tilton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Tilton is located in Belknap County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <2>
  • Gardners Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Belmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaza
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • North Sanbornton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sanbornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sanbornton
    • North Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
  • Northfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Merrimack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <2>
  • Gilford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
    • Gilford is located in Belknap County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <2>
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilmanton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lake Shore Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Park
      • Lake Shore Park is located in Belknap County
    • Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • West Alton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Winnisquam ...

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 168 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winnisquam.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winnisquam, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winnisquam.

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 either 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 Winnisquam:

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

The official website for Belknap County: www.belknapcounty.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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Winnisquam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winnisquam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5023, Longitude: -71.5129       In this case, the coordinates for Winnisquam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Winnisquam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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