Cheshire County, New Hampshire Genealogy

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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

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

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Fitchburg newspapers (1868-1977) covering local news that included Cheshire County residents.

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)