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United States | New England | New Hampshire Statewide | Multi-County/Regional | Towns
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Family Trees of Non-New Hampshire People
From time to time I research individuals or families who have no apparent ties to New Hampshire.

Genealogy (Family Tree) of Anna Nicole Smith [her real name was Vickie Lynn (Hogan) Smith Marshall.

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UNITED STATES

• MAPS:
  • Rare Maps from 1544 to the present day, completely viewable, free - Hargrett's Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  • Online maps - boating, topo, historical - Maptech (free)
  • Outline map of the continental United States - jpg
  • Outline map of the United States, including Hawaii and Alaska (unmarked)
  • Satellite Aerial Photography - anywhere in the United States (and in the world) - Microsoft TerraServer
  • Digital History, Historic Maps (by year, topic, and region)
  • Historic Maps (searchable) - University of Illinois
  • United States Maps (incredible site, a must see) - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of TX
  • Historical Maps of the United States - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of TX
  • Global view of United States - National Atlas
  • National Atlas of the United States (current)
  • U.S. Territorial Maps from 1775-1920 - University of VA
  • Boundaries of the United States (animated)
  • United States - Mapquest atlas
  • Aerial View (satellite) anywhere if you know the Longitude and Latitude!
  • MORE MAPS OF THE UNITED STATES - MANY links to additional maps online
• RESEARCH:
  
  • American Memory (Library of Congress) searchable - people, places, events
  • InfoPlease: almanacs, statistics, postal information, societies and associations
• Federal Statistics (any state, and by area of research)
• Statistical Resources on the Web
• U.S. Census Online
• Biographies of over 25,000 individuals - Biography.com
• Composers and Lyricists Database Plus
• Biographies of Individuals contributing to the American Revolution
• Kiwanis Clubs in New Hampshire
• Ray's Place - a great resource with histories, biographies, cemeteries, etc. for New Hampshire, New England and other states
• Craig's Daguerreian Registry, The Acknowledged Resource on American Photographers 1839-1860
• GOVERNMENT:
  • Citizen's Guide to U.S. Goverment
  • InfoPlease: U.S. Goverment
• GEOGRAPHY & GEOLOGY:
  • Highest Named Summits in Each State [ARCHIVED version of web site]
  • Locate your Watershed - US EPA
  • New Hampshire Geological Society
• HEREDITARY & HISTORY SOCIETIES
• National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
• National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
• National Society of the Colonial Dames of America - dedicated to furthering an appreciation of our national heritage through historic preservation, patriotic service and educational projects
• The Brigade of the American Revolution - The Brigade is a non-profit living history association dedicated to recreating the life and times of the common soldier of the American War for Independence, 1775-1783. Members represent elements of all the armies then involved: Continental, Militia, British, Loyalist, German, French, Spanish, and Native American forces plus civilian men, women and children.
• Continental Line - established in 1987 and incorporated in 1995, is a non-profit educational organization of recreated units representing the Continental Army, the various colonial militias, the Continental Navy, the Continental Marines, and units in the service of the French King during the American Revolution
• The British Brigade - chartered by the New York State Board of Regents to honour the memories of those British and American soldiers and their families who served their country while fighting and dying for their beliefs and loyalties during the American War of Independence.
• OTHER HERIDITARY SOCIETIES ONLINE
  

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NEW ENGLAND
Maine, NH, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island & Connecticut

• RESOURCE:
  • The Heart of New England-Maine, NH, VT - this is a commercial site, but it does include some nice photographs and articles about the tri-state area.
  • The New England Dialect - an 1888 article in the New England Magazine, about the origin of the "accent" of New England residents - from Cornell University Library
• GEOGRAPHY:
• MAPS:
  • 1614 - Capt. John Smith's New England - Rootsweb
    
  • 1677 New England Map by William Hubbard - University of VA
  • 1677 New England Map (2d) - Rootsweb
  • 1761 John Swift's New England and New York - Rootsweb
    
  • 1784 - New Hampshire with parts of Vermont, Maine and Lower Canada - Rootsweb
  • 1844 Lake Champlain - Rootsweb
  • 2001 New England (reference map) JPEG format, Shaded relief map with state boundaries, forest cover, place names, major highways - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of TX
    
  • Northeastern States (current) - Atlas of the US
  • Outline Maps of every possible location - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of TX
  • Current, New England, with state names and major highways shown
• Current, of all the New England States (separate maps)

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NEW HAMPSHIRE STATEWIDE

• GOVERNMENT & CITY/TOWN PLANNING:
  • Government in New Hampshire - Description and brief history of government in New Hampshire - The Green Papers Web Site
  • Government: Who's My Legislator? - A quick search engine to find your legislator (NH General Court), and how to contact him or her.
  • New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
  • New Hampshire General Court web site
  • New Hampshire "Main Street" web site
  • New Hampshire State Police
• RESEARCH & HISTORY:
• Official State of NH web site
• NH.Com - a great resource for everything New Hampshire
• New Hampshire's Castles - from blog: "Cow Hampshire"
• New Hampshire's Official State Songs - from blog: "Cow Hampshire"
• UNH (University of NH) Cooperative Extension web site
• 2000 Census "Maps" for most statistics in New Hampshire - excellent!
• State-wide statistics and reports (NH) - OEP
• UNH Digital Library - manuscripts, photographs and more
• State (NH) Data Library
• Genealogical Materials in Dimond Library - UNH
• Brief histories and statistics on all counties in NH including wildlife and water resource.- UNH Cooperative Extension Service
• All About New Hampshire - from FreeDictionary.com [follow the hypertext links to learn about individual counties, cities and towns]
• Signers of the Declaration of Independence - NARA
• Quickfacts New Hampshire - by Statewide and by County - from the US Census Bureau
• Corporate Record Search - State of New Hampshire
• Public Libraries in New Hampshire (list and links)
• Airport Listings in New Hampshire - NHDOT [NH Dept of Transportation] Division of Aeronautics
• Community Profiles for EVERY TOWN in New Hampshire (select town)
• Knights of Columbus - all New Hampshire organizations
• New England Antiquities Research Association
• New Hampshire Society of Genealogists
• Real Ghosts of NH (and where they are)
• New Hampshire AUTHORS - from Official NH government web site
• Colleges and Universities in New Hampshire - from U.S. College Search
• Hospitals in New Hampshire
• Where is NH?
• Famous People of New Hampshire - a 4th Grade assignment.
• NH State Flag. View Article: "NH Missing Places: When New Hampshire is Really Maine" (Blog: Cow Hampshire | View Article: "New Hampshire's State Flag and Seal" (Blog: Cow Hampshire)
• New Hampshire Reds origin [Poultry / chicken], from Blog, Cow Hampshire
• TRAVEL/GEOGRAPHY/NATURAL HISTORY:
  • Visit New Hampshire - official site of the NH Div. of Travel & Tourism Dept.
  • Geography of New Hampshire
  • Highest Named Summits of New Hampshire [ARCHIVED version]
  • New Hampshire State Parks - official site
  • Covered Bridges in New Hampshire (list and location)
  • Covered Bridges in NH - by County, photographs, maps, descriptions
  • Covered Bridges in NH - name and by TOWN, photographs, locations, etc.
  • Covered Bridges Gallery in NH - photographs
  • The Granite Industry in New England, by George A. Rich; The New England magazine.
    Volume 11, Issue 6; February 1892; from Cornell University Online
  • The Nature Conservatory & places they protect thoroughout NH
  • NH Department of Resources and Economic Development
  • NH Division of Forests and Land
  • Current Stream Flow Conditions in New Hampshire
  • Waterways protected by the NH Nature Conservancy - various locations in NH
  • Museums in New Hampshire
  • NH Outdoors - Guide to Outdoor Activities in New Hampshire
  • New Hampshire Scenic and Cultural Byways - divided by area of the State
  • Fairs and Expositions (list)- NH Association of Fairs and Expositions
  • Regional Planning Commissions in NH - by name
  • NH Division of Historical Resources
  • Society for the Preservation of NH Forests
  • The World Atlas: New Hampshire
• NEWS:
  • News Sources - Statewide and by County
  • Hippo Press - an alternative news source for NH
  • Online newspapers of New Hampshire
  • New Hampshire Public Radio
    
• LEARN:
  • Lesson Plan for Teachers - to use in classroom to teach New Hampshire, or individual county government, history and geography (PDF file)
  • New Hampshire History Study Guide - (PDF file) - NH Historical Society
  • NHHC Study Guide - Immigration IN NH
• STATISTICS:
  • LOOK UP 2000 Census Statistics - searchable by Street, City, State, etc.- U.S. Census Bureau
  • POPULATION - for New Hampshire, and its major cities/towns
  • Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density in NH (all towns/cities): 2000 census
    
  • STATISTICS for almost EVERYTHING in New Hampshire - from Economagic
  • State of New Hampshire, Profile of Drug Indicators, May 2004 - PDF
  • NH Campaign Contributions in 2004 Election Cycle, demographics
• MAPS (of NEW HAMPSHIRE):
  • 1756 Map of His Majesty's Province of New-Hampshire in New England & all the adjacent country northward to the River St. Lawrence, & eastward to Penobscot Bay, containing the principal places which relate to the present war on the continent of North America. By Saml. Langdon.
  • 1781 Map of New Hampshire
  • 1776 Bowle's Map "Seat of War" [New England] - Hargrett Library
  • 1784 Samuel Holland Topographical Map of NH - UNH Library
  • 1816 Map of New Hampshire by Philip Carrigain - UNH Library
  • 1860 Map of New Hampshire and Vermont - Rootsweb
  • Hurd Town & City Atlas of New Hampshire, 1892 - many towns in New Hampshire (use the select-a-page drop down box to see county and other maps) - UNH Library
    
  • 1895 Color Landform Map of New Hampshire
  • 1895 Atlas Map of New Hampshire
  • 1972 New Hampshire Map, County boundaries and names, county seats, rivers - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of TX
  • 1990 New Hampshire (outline map), County boundaries and names. U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of TX
  • 1990 New Hampshire Map - Rootsweb
  • Create A Map of New Hampshire - from "Granit"
  • Create a Customized Map of NH - from Map Maker
  • 2000 New Hampshire - PRECIPITATION MAP - GIF file
  • 2003 New Hampshire - Federal Lands and Indian Reservations PDF format - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of TX
  • Current, New Hampshire Road Map, showing major highways and towns/cities
  • Individual Towns and Areas of NH; Historic USGS Maps of New Hampshire
    
  • Outline Map of New Hamphire (color, showing all counties)
  • Outline Map of New Hampshire (color, showing all counties)
  • Outline Map of New Hampshire (black and white, with county divisions)
  • New Hampshire, with county dividers, streams and county "seats" shown
  • New Hampshire - Mapquest Atlas
  • Current, showing areas of New Hampshire (colorized)
  • Current, showing entire States and most prominent cities/towns (black and white)
  • Outline Map of New Hampshire Counties-black and white - Rootsweb
    
  • Coastal Zone towns in New Hampshire (colorized) - PDF file
• Trail Maps of New Hampshire (hiking)
• Outline map of NH with major southern NH towns/cities marked
• Outline map of NH - showing county lines (no towns), black and white
• Outline map of NH, showing county lines (no towns), black and white
• New Hampshire Lakes - aerial maps
• EPA Map of Radon Zones
  
  
• SEE PHOTOGRAPHS of New Hampshire

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 MULTI-COUNTY / REGIONAL

• SEE the County List below for details on individual counties
• GOVERNMENT & CITY/TOWN PLANNING:
  • County Districts
• NH Association of Counties
• County Commissioner Elective Districts in NH
• How County Commissioners are elected (in NH)
• Southwest Region Planning Commission - The region covered is a 36-town area in Cheshire, western Hillsborough, and Sullivan Counties.
• Southern NH Planning Commission
• RESOURCE:
  • Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Association
  • Lakes Region Association - The Lakes Region Association is a non-profit organization which markets the Lakes Region of New Hampshire as a vacation destination worldwide.
  • Lakes Region Conservation Trust
  • Lake Winnipesaukee
  • Lakes Region Walking Tours
  • Lakes Region Planning Commission
  • North Country Council
  • WHITE MOUNTAINS:The White Mountain guide book, by Samuel Coffin Eastman, 1858 - online by Making of America
  • Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
• MAPS:
  • Lakes Region and beyond (nice!)
  • Lakes and Seacoast Region of NH (Mapquest)
  • White Mountains area [shows driving routes and landmarks only]
  • Counties of New Hampshire (outline map with counties marked)

     TOWNS - GENERAL

• Cities/Towns in New Hampshire - to learn county, and discover all towns in that county
• Research: New Hampshire Cities and Towns, listed by County
• Research: Learn more about any town/city in NH (select city/town from drop down box) - NH.com

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REGIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEFINED

• GREATER CONCORD: Allenstown, Barnstead, Bow, Concord, Deerfield, Dunbarton, Pembroke, Pittsfield, Epsom, Chichester, Loudon, Canterbury, Boscawen, Webster, Warner, Bradford, Hillsborough, Henniker, Hopkinton, Salisbury, Andover, Hill, Sutton, Newbury, Northwood. [SEE Map of Greater Concord]
• CONTOOCOOK VALLEY: is comprised of nine towns in the Monadnock region of Southern New Hampshire: Antrim, Bennington, Dublin, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock, Peterborough, Sharon, and Temple. [SEE MAP OF Contoocook Valley].
• THE LAKES REGION: portions of Belknap, Carroll, Grafton, Merrimack & Strafford Counties including the towns/cities of: Albany, Alexandria, Alton, Ashland, Barnstead, Barrington, Bath, Belmont, Bridgewater, Bristol, Brookfield, Center Harbor, Eaton, Effingham, Farmington, Franklin, Freedom, Gilford, Gilmanton, Haverhill, Hebron, Hill, Holderness, Laconia, Madison, Meredith, Middleton, Milton, Moultonborough, New Durham, New Hampton, Northfield, North Haverhill, Ossipee, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Rochester, Rumney, Sanbornton, Sandwich, Strafford, Tamworth, Tilton, Tuftonboro, Wakefield, Warren, and Wolfeboro [SEE MAP of The Lakes Region]
• LAKE SUNAPEE/DARTMOUTH REGION: southern Grafton County, western Merrimack County, sullivan County including the towns/cities of Bradford, Canaan, Charlestown, Cornish, Croydon, Danbury, Dorchester, Enfield, Goshen, Grafton, Grantham, Hanover, Langdon, Lebanon, Lempster, Lyme, Newbury, Orange, Orford, Plainfield, Salisbury, Springfield, Sutton, Unity, Warner, Washington, Webster, Wentworth, and Wilmot. [SEE MAP of Lake Sunapee/Dartmouth Region]
• GREATER MANCHESTER : Auburn, Bedford, Candia, Derry, Goffstown, Hooksett, Litchfield, Manchester, and Londonderry [SEE MAPS of Greater Manchester area]
  
• MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION: eastern Hillsborough County, southern Merrimack County, western Rockingham County including Allenstown, Amherst, Atkinson, Auburn, Bedford, Boscawen, Bow, Brookline, Candia, Canterbury, Chester, Chichester, Concord, Deerfield, Derry, Dunbarton, Epsom, Goffstown, Henniker, Hollis, Hooksett, Hopkinton, Hudson, Litchfield, Londonderry, Loudon, Manchester, Merrimack, Mont Vernon, Nashua, New Boston, Northwood, Nottingham, Pelham, Pembroke, Raymond, Salem, Weare, and Windham.[SEE MAP of Merrimack Valley Region]
• MONADNOCK REGION: Cheshire County, western Hillsborough County including: Antrim, Chesterfield, Dublin, Fitzwilliam, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock, Hinsdale, Jaffrey, Lyndeborough, New Ipswich, Peterborough, Rindge, Roxbury, Sharon, Stoddard, Swanzey, Temple, Troy, Walpole, and Wilton [SEE Map of Monadnock Region]
• MOUNT WASHINGTON VALLEY: depending on your resource, these vary, but the most comprehensive list includes the towns/cities/locations of: Albany, Bartlett, Bretton Woods, Chatham, Chocorua, Conway, Crawford Notch, Eaton, Effingham, Freedon, Glen, Hart's Location, Intervale, Jackson, Madison, North Conway, Ossipee, Pinkham Notch, Snowville, and Tamworth NH.
• GREATER NASHUA: Amherst, Brookline, Hudson, Hollis, Litchfield, Lyndeboro, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Nashua, and Wilton. [SEE MAP of Greater Nashua area - PDF]
• GREAT NORTH WOODS: While this section includes all of the towns in the extreme northern part of New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, only the NH towns in northern Coos County are listed, they include: Berlin, Cambridge, Colebrook, Clarksville, Columbia, Canaan, Dalton, Dixville, Dummer, Errol, Gilman, Gorham, Groveton, Lancaster, Milan, Millsfield, North Stratford, Northumberland, Pittsburg, Stark, Stratford, Stewartstown, Twin Mountain, Wentworth's Location, West Stewartstown, and Whitefield.
  [See MAP of Great North Woods area]
• SEACOAST REGION: eastern Rockingham County, southern Strafford County including the towns/cities of Brentwood, Danville, Dover, Durham, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Freemont, Lee, Madbury, Newfields, Newmarket, Newton, New Castle, Plaistow, Portsmouth, Rollinsford, Rye, Sandown, Seabrook, Somersworth, South Hampton, and Stratham [SEE Map of Seacoast region].
  
• SOUHEGAN VALLEY REGION: Amherst, Brookline, Greenfield, Greenville, Hollis, Lyndeborough, Mason, Milford, Mont Vernon, New Boston, New Ipswich, Temple, and Wilton [SEE Map of Souhegan Valley region]
• UPPER VALLEY REGION: includes Hanover, Lebanon, Norwich, West Lebanon, and White River Junction (VT) [See MAP of Upper Valley Region]
• WHITE MOUNTAINS REGION: northern Carroll County, southern Coos County, northern Grafton County including the towns of Albany, Bartlett, Bath, Benton, Bethlehem, Campton, Carroll, Chatham, Conway, Easton, Ellsworth, Franconia, Gorham, Haverhill, Jackson, Jefferson, Landaff, Lincoln, Lisbon, Littleton, Lyman, Monroe, North Conway, Piermont, Randolph, Shelburne, Sugar Hill, Thornton, Warren, Waterville Valley, Whitefield, and Woodstock. [See MAP of White Mountains Region]
• MAP: Showing REGIONS (NOT COUNTIES) of New Hampshire (colorized)
• MAP: Showing REGIONS of New Hampshire (colorized)
• MAP: Showing REGIONS of New Hampshire, major cities and highway routes (color)

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NEW HAMPSHIRE COUNTY SPECIFIC

BELKNAP COUNTY

• Official Belknap County web site
• Communities in Belknap County include: Alton, Barnstead, Belmont, Center Harbor, Gilford, Gilmanton, Laconia, Meredith, New Hampton, Sanbornton, and Tilton.
• GOVERNMENT:
  • Belknap County Government
• Overview and Map of Belknap County - from Belknap County Community Justice
• PROFILE & STATISTICS:
  • Statistics & Demographics: Belknap County Quickfacts - U.S. Census Bureau
  • STATISTICS (political) for every town in Belknap County (clickable map)
  • Belknap County Facts
  • Profile: History: Belknap County - UNH Extension Service
• BUSINESS:
  • Business: Greater Laconia/Weirs Beach Chamber of Commerce
• REFERENCE:
• MAPS:
  • Belknap County - US Census Bureau Tiger map
  • 1784 Map, Lake Winepasaukee area, New Hampshire - Rootsweb
  • 1894 map, Lake Winepasaukee area, New Hampshire - Rootsweb
  • Map of the homes of the original settlers of Hampton, NH
  • Map showing the original boundaries of Hampton and Salisbury
    
  • 1895 of Belknap County NH
  • 2nd 1895 map of Belknap County NH - Rootsweb (large)
  • 1845 of the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad from Concord to Haverhill, N.H. (shows Belknap County). - American Memory
  • NHDOT Map of Belknap County - traffic patterns, clickable statistics BY TOWN
• OTHER WEB SITES:
  
  • Lake Winnipesaukee web site
  • Schools: Belknap County school list
• NEWS:
  • Citizen Online - covering central New Hampshire
    
    
• SEE BELKNAP COUNTY HISTORY & GENEALOGY
• SEE BELKNAP COUNTY on the County List
  
• SEE BELKNAP COUNTY Photographs
• SEE BELKNAP COUNTY UsGenWeb

CARROLL COUNTY

• Communities in Carroll County include: Albany, Bartlett, Brookfield, Chatham, Conway, Eaton, Effingham, Freedom, Hart's Location, Jackson, Madison, Moultonborough, Ossipee, Sandwich, Tamworth, Tuftonboro, Wakefield, Wolfeboro
• GOVERNMENT:
  • The Official Carroll County web site - none to my knowledge
  • Carroll County NH
• STATISTICS & PROFILE:
  • Carroll County Quickfacts - U.S. Census Bureau
• Profile/History: Carroll County - UNH Extension Service
• Profile & Facts: Carroll County
• Population Trends Report, 1970-1996, Carroll County
• Carroll County, NH -- Population and Components of Change -- 1970-2004
• OCSP Wage Tables for All Establishments: Carroll County, NH, October 1992
• Carroll County, NH, Population by Decades, 1900-2000
• OTHER WEB SITES:
  • Official Town of Ossipee web site
  • Official Town of Madison web site
  • Ossipee Fire Department
• RESOURCES:
  • Greater Ossipee Chamber of Commerce [The Greater Ossipee Area Chamber of Commerce serves the villages and towns of Effingham Freedom Madison Ossipee Sandwich and Tamworth]
  • National Register of Historic Places - in Carroll County NH
  • Biggest Political Contributors in Carroll County NH, by Town
• MAPS:
  • 1878 Carroll County and Environs Bedrock map; Hitchcock Atlas of New Hampshire Geology - UNH Library
  • 1878 Carroll County and Environs Surficial map; Hitchcock Atlas of New Hampshire Geology - UNH Library
  • 1895 Map of Carroll County NH
  • 1883 Birds Eye View Map of Lancaster NH - American Memory
  • 1889 Birds Eye View Map of Wolfeborough NH - American Memory
  • Outline map of Carroll County NH with town names, colorized
  • Outline map of Carroll County NH with town names, black and white
  • NHDOT Map of Carroll County - traffic patterns, clickable statistics BY TOWN
  • NH State Map showing Carroll County (colorized)
• NEWS:
• Carroll County Independent
• SEE the CARROLL COUNTY - USGenWeb site
• SEE CARROLL COUNTY on the County List
  
• SEE CARROLL COUNTY Photographs

CHESHIRE COUNTY

• Communities in Cheshire County include: Alstead, Chesterfield, Dublin, Fitzwilliam, Gilsum, Harrisville, Hinsdale, Jaffrey, Keene, Marlboro, Marlow, Nelson, Richmond, Rindge, Roxbury, Stoddard, Sullivan, Surry, Swanzey, Troy, Walpole, Westmoreland, and Winchester
• GOVERNMENT:
  • Official Cheshire County NH web site
  • Government: Cheshire County Goverment
  • Political: Cheshire County

  • Political:Cheshire County, NH Representative Districts 2004

• STATISTICS & PROFILE:
  • Statistics & Demographics: Cheshire County Quickfacts - U.S. Census Bureau
  • Profile/History: Cheshire County - UNH Extension Service
  • Population Trends Report, 1970-1996, Cheshire Co NH
  • Regional Information - from Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce
  • Cheshire County, NH, Population by Decades - 1900-2000
• OTHER WEB SITES:
  
  • Cheshire County Fair
  • Weather Hazards for Cheshire Co NH
  • Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce
  • Cheshire County Historical Societies - also see the "Research Page"
• RESOURCES:
  • Assessment of the Cold River Valley region of Cheshire County - NH Rivers management and protection program (some history and background of the area)
• NEWS:
  • The Keene Sentinel
  • Keene NH.com
• MAPS:
  • Cheshire County Map (colorized with names of towns)
  • 1878 Cheshire County and Environs Bedrock map; Hitchcock Atlas of New Hampshire Geology - UNH Library
  • 1878 Cheshire County and Environs Surficial map; Hitchcock Atlas of New Hampshire Geology - UNH Library
  • 1895 of Cheshire Co NH
  • 1888 Birds Eye View Map of Gorham NH - American Memory
  • 1886 Birds Eye View Map of Hinsdale NH - American Memory
  • 1887 Birds Eye View Map of Winchester NH - A- PDF filemerican Memory
  • Waterways in Cheshire County NH (MAP)
  • NHDOT Map of Cheshire County - traffic patterns, clickable statistics BY TOWN
• SEE CHESHIRE COUNTY Towns - this site (history & genealogy)
• SEE the CHESHIRE COUNTY - USGenWeb site
• SEE CHESHIRE COUNTY on the County List
  
• SEE CHESHIRE COUNTY Photographs

COOS COUNTY

• Communities in Coos County include: Berlin, Cambridge, Carroll [Twin Mountain, and Bretton Woods are actually village districts within the town of Carroll], Clarksville, Colebrook, Columbia, Dalton, Dixville, Dummer, Errol, Gorham, Jefferson, Lancaster, Milan, Northumberland, Pittsburg, Randolph, Shelburne, Stark, Stewartstown, Stratford, Wentworth Location, and Whitefield.
• Coos County also has the following Unincorporated Areas: Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant, Bean's Grant, Bean's Purchase, Cambridge, Chandler's Purchase, Crawford's Purchase, Cutt's Grant, Dix's Grant, Erving's Location, Green's Grant, Hadley's Purchase, Kilkenny, Low and Burbank's Grant, Martin's Location, Odell, Pinkham's Grant, Sargent's Purchase, Second College Grant, Success, Thompson and Meserve's Purchase, and Wentworth's Location.
• SEE COOS COUNTY CITIES AND TOWNS (this site)
• GOVERNMENT:
  • Coos County Government
  • Coos County District Courts
• STATISTICS & PROFILE:
  • Coos County Quickfacts - U.S. Census Bureau
  • Profile/History: Coos County - UNH Extension Service
• RESOURCES:
• MAPS:
  • 1878 Coos County and Environs Bedrock map; Hitchcock Atlas of New Hampshire Geology - UNH Library
  • 1878 Coos County and Environs Surficial map; Hitchcock Atlas of New Hampshire Geology - UNH Library
  • 1895 Coos County NH
  • NHDOT Map of Coos County - traffic patterns, clickable statistics BY TOWN
    
• NEWS:
  • Coos County Democrat (newspaper)
• SEE COOS COUNTY on the County List
  
• SEE COOS COUNTY Photographs
• SEE COOS COUNTY HISTORY & GENEALOGY - this site

GRAFTON COUNTY

• Communities in Grafton County include: Alexandria, Ashland, Bath, Benton, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Bristol, Campton, Canaan, Dorchester, Easton, Ellsworth, Enfield, Franconia, Grafton, Groton, Hanover, Haverhill, Hebron, Holderness, Landaff, Lebanon, Lincoln, Lisbon, Littleton, Lyman, Lyme, Monroe, Orange, Orford, Piermont, Plymouth, Rumney, Sugar Hill, Thornton, Warren, Waterville, Wentworth, and Woodstock.
• GOVERNMENT:
  • Grafton County Government
  • County Government in NH & Grafton Co Info - from League of Women Voters of the Upper Valley
• STATISTICS & PROFILE
  • Grafton County Quickfacts - U.S. Census Bureau
  • Profile/History: Grafton County - UNH Extension Service
• RESOURCES:
• BUSINESS:
  • Littleton Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Franconia Notch Chamber of Commerce
• MAPS:
  • 1878 Grafton County and Environs Bedrock map; Hitchcock Atlas of New Hampshire Geology - UNH Library
  • 1878 Grafton County and Environs Surficial map; Hitchcock Atlas of New Hampshire Geology - UNH Library
  • 1878 Ammonoosuc Mining District Map; Hitchcock Atlas of New Hampshire Geology - UNH Library
  • 1895 Grafton County NH
    
  • 1883 Birds Eye View of Ashland NH - American Memory
  • 1883 Birds Eye View Map of Bethlehem NH - American Memory
  • 1884 Birds Eye View Map of Bristol, NH - American Memory
  • 1883 Birds Eye View Map of Littleton, NH - American Memory
  • 1889 Birds Eye View Map of W. Lebanon NH [and White River Junction VT] - American Memory
  • NHDOT Map of Grafton County - traffic patterns, clickable statistics BY TOWN
• SEE GRAFTON COUNTY on the County List
  
• SEE GRAFTON COUNTY Photographs

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY

• Communities in Hillsborough County include: Amherst, Antrim, Bedford, Bennington, Brookline, Deering, Francestown, Goffstown, Greenfield, Greenville, Hancock, Hillsborough, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, Lyndeborough, Manchester, Mason, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Nashua, New Boston, New Ipswich, Pelham, Peterborough, Sharon, Temple, Weare, Wilton and Windsor.
• GOVERNMENT:
  • Official Hillsborough County web site
  • Government: Hillsborough County Government
• STATISTICS & PROFILE:
  • Hillsborough County Quickfacts - U.S. Census Bureau
  • Profile/History: Hillsborough County - UNH Extension Service
• RESOURCE:
  • 1823 Gazeteer of Hillsborough Co NH - USGenWeb
• MAP
  • 1895 Hillsborough Co NH
  • SEE MORE Hillsborough Co. MAPS & STATISTICS
    
• SEE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY on the County List - for individual towns or counties
  
• SEE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY Photographs
• SEE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HISTORY & GENEALOGY

MERRIMACK COUNTY

• Communities in Merrimack County include:Allenstown, Andover, Boscawen, Bow, Bradford, Canterbury, Chichester, Concord, Danbury, Dunbarton, Epson, Franklin, Henniker, Hill, Hooksett, Hopkinton, Loudon, New London, Newbury, Northfield, Pembroke, Pittsfield, Salisbury, Sutton, Warner, Webster, and Wilmot
• GOVERNMENT:
  • Official Merrimack County web site
  • Merrimack County Government
• STATISTICS & PROFILE:
  • Merrimack County Quickfacts - U.S. Census Bureau
  • Profile/History: Merrimack County - UNH Extension Service
• RESOURCE:
• MAPS:
  • 1895 of Merrimack Co NH
  • NHDOT Map of Merrimack County - traffic patterns, clickable statistics BY TOWN
  • 1899 Birds Eye View Map of Concord NH - American Memory
  • 1884 Birds Eye View Map of Franklin & Franklin Falls, NH - American Memory
  • 1889 Birds Eye View Map of Henniker NH - American Memory
  • 1887 Birds Eye View Map of Penacook NH - American Memory
  • 1885 Birds Eye View Map of Pittsfield NH - American Memory
  • 1887 Birds Eye View Map of Warner NH - American Memory
    
• SEE the MERRIMACK COUNTY - This site
• SEE MERRIMACK COUNTY on the County List
  
• SEE MERRIMACK COUNTY Photographs

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

• Communities in Rockingham County include: Atkinson, Auburn, Brentwood, Candia, Chester, Danville, Deerfield, Derry, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Greenland, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, Kingston, Londonderry, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Newton, North Hampton, Northwood, Northwood Narrows, Nottingham, Plaistow, Portsmouth, Raymond, Rye, Salem, Sandown, Seabrook, South Hampton, Stratham, West Nottingham, Westfield, and Windham.
• GOVERNMENT:
  • Official Rockingham County web site
  • Rockingham County Government
• STATISTICS & PROFILE
  • Rockingham County Quickfacts - U.S. Census Bureau
  • Profile/History: Rockingham County - UNH Extension Service
• RESOURCES
  • POLITICAL STATISTICS of Rockingham Co NH, for each town - clickable map
    
  • ROCKINGHAM COUNTY - USGenWeb site
  • Forts (old) of Portsmouth Harbor (NH)
• OTHER WEB SITES
  • Town of Atkinson NH web site
  • Atkinson Congregation Church web site
  • Vital Records of Londonderry, New Hampshire, 1719-1910
• MAPS:
  • Colored outline map, including towns, of Rockingham Co NH
  • Atlantic Area Map of New Hampshire (Hampton-Kingston-Merrimac area) - Rootsweb
    
  • 1878 Rockingham County and Environs Bedrock map; Hitchcock Atlas of New Hampshire Geology - UNH Library
  • 1878 Rockingham County and Environs Surficial map; Hitchcock Atlas of New Hampshire Geology - UNH Library
  • 1895 Rockingham Co NH
  • 1884 Birds Eye View Map of Exeter NH - American Memory
  • 1896 Birds Eye View Map of Exeter NH - American Memory
  • 1884 Birds Eye View Map of Newfields NH - American Memory
  • 1877 Birds Eye View Map of Portsmouth NH - American Memory
  • 1877 Map of Exeter, Rockingham County
    
  • 1985 Derry (topographic) map - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of TX
  • 1993 Portsmouth (topographical map) - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of TX
  • Colorful map of Rockingham county, townships outlined and named
  • NHDOT Map of Rockingham County - traffic patterns, clickable statistics BY TOWN
• SEE ROCKINGHAM COUNTY on the County List
  
• SEE ROCKINGHAM COUNTY Photographs

STRAFFORD COUNTY

• Communities in Strafford County include: Barrington, Dover, Durham, Farmington, Lee, Madbury, Middleton, Milton, New Durham, Rochester, Rollingsford, Somersworth, and Strafford.
• GOVERNMENT:
  • Official Strafford County web site
  • Government: Strafford County Government
• STATISTICS & PROFILE:
  • Strafford County Quickfacts - U.S. Census Bureau
  • Profile/History: Strafford County - UNH Extension Service
• RESOURCES:
• BUSINESS:
  • Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce
• MAPS:
  • 1784 map of Durham-Newmarket area, New Hampshire - Rootsweb
    
  • 1895 Strafford Co NH
  • 1887 Birds Eye View Map of Claremont NH - American Memory
  • 1877 (2nd map) Birds Eye View of Dover NH
  • 1877 Birds Eye View Map of Dover NH - American Memory
  • 1888 Birds Eye View Map of Dover NH - American Memory
  • 1877 Birds Eye View Map of Farmington NH - American Memory
  • 1877 (2nd map) Farmington, Strafford County NH - Rootsweb
  • 1884 Birds Eye View Map of Gonic, and East Rochester NH - American Memory
  • 1877 Birds Eye View Map of Great Falls, NH - American Memory
  • 1888 Birds Eye View Map of Milton NH - American Memory
  • 1888 map of Milton, Strafford County - Rootsweb
  • 1877 map of Rochester, Strafford County - Rootsweb
  • 1877 Birds Eye View Map of Rochester NH - American Memory
  • 1983 Rochester (topographic) map - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of TX
  • 1887 Birds Eye View Map of Salmon Falls, NH - American Memory
  • NHDOT Map of Strafford County - traffic patterns, clickable statistics BY TOWN
    
• SEE STRAFFORD COUNTY on the County List
  
• SEE STRAFFORD COUNTY Photographs

SULLIVAN COUNTY

• Communities in Sullivan County include: Acworth, Charlestown, Claremont, Cornish, Croydon, Goshen, Grantham, Langdon, Lempster, Newport, Plainfield, Springfield, Sunapee, Unity, and Washington.
• GOVERNMENT:
  • Sullivan County
• STATISTICS & PROFILE
  • Statistics/Demographics: Sullivan County Quickfacts - U.S. Census Bureau
• Profile/History: Sullivan County - UNH Extension Service
• RESOURCES:
• MAPS:
  • 1895 Sullivan Co NH
  • 1995 Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site (Area Map) PDF file, CORNISH NH, U.S. National Park Service - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of TX
  • NHDOT Map of Sullivan County - traffic patterns, clickable statistics BY TOWN
    
• SEE SULLIVAN COUNTY on the County List
  
• SEE SULLIVAN COUNTY Photographs

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