Coös County, New Hampshire Genealogy

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History

 * The name Coos derives from the Algonquian Indian term meaning crooked, the Indian name of the Connecticut River, which rises in the northernmost end of the county.

Parent County

 * 24 December 1803, Coos County was created with northern portion from Grafton County, organized at Berlin as the county seat.


 * The seat was moved to Town of Lancaster.

City

 * Berlin

Neighboring Counties
Carroll | Grafton | Oxford County, Maine | Essex County, Vermont | Compton County, Quebec

Census

 * In the 1810 Federal Census there were 3,991 residents.

B*y 1870 there were nearly 15,000.

Civil War

 * Northern New Hampshire Civil War Veterans - Veterans listed from Berlin, Dummer, Milan, Gorham, Shelburne, and Errol/Grants. A Photo Gallery is also posted.
 * History of Coos County, New Hampshire, by Georgia Drew Merrill - Town of Lancaster, Page 291 names their first volunteers in the War of the Rebellion.
 * History and Genealogy of Milan, New Hampshire - "the quota for the town of Milan was 10."

Web Sites

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