Cheshire County, New Hampshire Genealogy

United States &gt; New Hampshire &gt; Cheshire County

County Courthouse
33 West St. Keene, NH 03431

History

 * Named for Cheshire county in England.

Parent County
Created 19 March 1771 from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes

 * 5 July 1827, Sullivan County set off.

Populated Places
City:


 * Keene

Towns:

Villages:

Neighboring Counties
Hillsborough | Sullivan | Massachusetts counties: Franklin | Worcester | Windham County, Vermont

Cemeteries

 * Cheshire County, New Hampshire Cemetery Records hosted by Access Genealogy, (accessed 22 August 2011).
 * Cemeteries in Cheshire County New Hampshire hosted by Findagrave, (accessed 22 August 2011).
 * Cheshire County New Hampshire Cemetery Listhosted by epodunk, (accessed 22 August 2011).

Court
Most of the records of the court of common pleas and superior court are found at the Cheshire County courthouse at 12 Court St., Keene, NH 03431, tel. 603-352-6902 (Superior Court). These include civil and criminal court records. In recent years volunteers have indexed some of the court records. The offices are open from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, mondays through fridays.

Gazetteers

 * Child, Hamilton - Gazatteer of Cheshire County, N.H., 1736-1885; (Syracuse, N.Y., Printed at the Journal Office, 1885). Online book through Internet Archive, (accessed 22 August 2011).  Also available online at GoogleBooks, (accessed 22 August 2011).  A database for this book is provided by ancestry.com $, (accessed 22 August 2011).

Land

 * Cheshire County Registry of Deeds, (accessed 22 August 2011).

Local Histories

 * Cheshire County New Hampshire Genealogy &amp; History, (accessed 22 August 2011). This web site is a resource for researchers of family tree (genealogy) and history in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.  There is a brief history and genealogical links to the towns and cities of Cheshire County.
 * Hurd, D. Hamilton, History of Cheshire and Sullivan Counties, New Hampshire, (Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis; 1886, (accessed 22 August 2011). Hosted by Internet Archive.

Maps

 * Historic Maps of Cheshire County - 1877, (accessed 22 August 2011). These maps are for sale, but can be viewed online.
 * 1895 Cheshire County, New Hampshire, (accessed 22 August 2011).
 * Color coded map of Cheshire County, (accessed 22 August 2011).

American Revolution

 * Revolutionary War Volunteers from Cheshire County, hosted by USGenWeb, (accessed 22 August 2011).

Civil War

 * History of Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, by Oran E. Randall - page 116-124 - Record of the Citizens of Chesterfield Who Enlisted in the Military Service of the United States During the War of the Rebellion 1861-65 - Alphabetical listing.
 * Civil War Vets Buried in New Hampshire - Cheshire County - Cities A-J

World War II

 * Chesire County, New Hampshire World War II Casualties Army and Air Force hosted by Access Genealogy, (accessed 22 August 2011).

List of Veterans for the Walpole Veteran's Memorial by Era, (accessed 22 August 2011).

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Fitchburg, MA newspapers (1868-1977) covering local news that included Cheshire County residents.
 * Obituary Index Cheshire County, New Hampshire, (accessed 22 August 2011).

Vital Records
Certified copies of of birth, death, and marriage records are available from the State Division of Vital Records Administration or from the local city and town clerk where the event took place. Original records are kept by the city or town clerk and copies are sent to the state.

In 1905, when the state created the Bureau of Vital Records and Health, printed cards were distributed to the local clerks and earlier vital records were transcribed onto the cards and submitted to the state.

Births

 * are available online from FamilySearch.

Marriages

 * are available online from FamilySearch.

Deaths

 * are available online from FamilySearch.

Vital Records hosted by MyGenealogist.com, (accessed 22 August 2011). Most of the links listed at this site are recorded by town or city.

Societies and Libraries

 * Cheshire County Public Libraries, (accessed 22 August 2011).
 * Historical Societies for Cheshire County listed by MyGenealogist.com, (accessed 22 August 2011).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * The Cheshire County NHGenWeb Project, an member of The NHGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cheshire County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cheshire County (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Cheshire County
 * Cheshire County, New Hampshire Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)