Center Harbor, Belknap County, New Hampshire Genealogy

Description
Center Harbor, New Hampshire at Wikipedia

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Center Harbor Town Clerk
PO Box 140 Main Street Center Harbor, NH 03220 Center Harbor Town Office

Births

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1797-1825 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Marriages

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1797-1825 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1797-1825 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Town Reports
The town of Center Harbor kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Center Harbor kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Belknap County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * Center Harbor Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog

Church Records
Historically, the largest religious groups in New Hampshire were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about New Hampshire denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page. To see the churches in Center Harbor, visit FamilySearch Places. Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Center Harbor:

City Directories

 * 1941 New Hampshire, U.S., City Directories, Center Harbor at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Center Harbor:
 * 1600s-1800s (*) by George E. Jenks at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1748-1846 (*) New Hampshire Proprietors at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1765-1843 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1765-Present Belknap County, New Hampshire, Registry of Deeds at nhdeeds.org - Index & Images, ($)
 * 1797-1825 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1841-1915 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * New Hampshire Land and Property

Local Histories
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Belknap County Map at Nhcounties.org
 * Boundary Map of Center Harbor at HomeTownLocator
 * Center Harbor at FamilySearch Places
 * Center Harbor at Google Maps
 * Center Harbor at Mapcarta
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of New Hampshire at Old-Maps.com
 * New Hampshire Maps State Page

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * New Hampshire Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * New Hampshire Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * New Hampshire Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * New Hampshire Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Concord New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Oxford Maine Family History Center
 * Portland Maine Family History Center
 * Wolfeboro New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library