New Hampshire Archives and Libraries
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Research in New Hampshire can be an exciting and rewarding experience. With records available for more than 400 years of the state's history, your family is sure to be found in a variety of records available online and at the many archives and libraries located throughout the state.
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History
Belmont NH Heritage - Benjamin James House and the Morrill Family Homestead
Belmont NH Heritage - History of the Belmont Mill 1833-2007
Genealogy Trails - Belknap County, NH History Topics
History of Barnstead NH from Its First Settlement in 1727-1872
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Histories and Genealogies
USGenWeb Archives - Belknap County, New Hampshire Town Entries from Merrill's 1817 Gazetteer of the State of NH
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH History
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH History
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Original Settlers
Belmont NH Heritage - History of the Belmont Mill 1833-2007
Genealogy Trails - Belknap County, NH History Topics
History of Barnstead NH from Its First Settlement in 1727-1872
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Histories and Genealogies
USGenWeb Archives - Belknap County, New Hampshire Town Entries from Merrill's 1817 Gazetteer of the State of NH
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH History
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH History
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Original Settlers
Immigration and Naturalization Records
Land Records
Maps
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Map Records
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH Maps
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Maps
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH Maps
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Maps
Military Records
Belmont NH Heritage - NH War Roasters
Genealogy Trails - Belknap County, NH Military Records
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Military Records
USGenWeb Archives - Pension: Stevens Burley (Burleigh) 1818: Sanbornton, Belknap County, NH
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH Military
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Military
Genealogy Trails - Belknap County, NH Military Records
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Military Records
USGenWeb Archives - Pension: Stevens Burley (Burleigh) 1818: Sanbornton, Belknap County, NH
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH Military
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Military
Miscellaneous Records
Belknap County, NH
Belmont NH Heritage - Belmont Diaries
Laconia Ancestry Too - Annual Reports
Laconia Ancestry Too - French-Canadian
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Miscellaneous Records
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH Miscellaneous
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Proprietors
Belmont NH Heritage - Belmont Diaries
Laconia Ancestry Too - Annual Reports
Laconia Ancestry Too - French-Canadian
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Miscellaneous Records
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH Miscellaneous
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Proprietors
Municipalities
Belmont NH Heritage - Badger's History
Belmont NH Heritage - Lancaster's History
Belmont NH Heritage - Rhode's History
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Records by City/Town
Town of Belmont, New Hampshire
USGenWeb Project - Belknap Co. Towns
Belmont NH Heritage - Lancaster's History
Belmont NH Heritage - Rhode's History
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Records by City/Town
Town of Belmont, New Hampshire
USGenWeb Project - Belknap Co. Towns
Native American Genealogy
Newspapers
Genealogy Trails - Belknap County, NH Newspaper Gleanings
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Newspapers and Obituaries
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Newspapers and Obituaries
Obituaries
Genealogy Trails - Belknap County, NH Obituaries and Death Notices
Laconia Ancestry Too - Obituaries
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Newspapers and Obituaries
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Obituaries
Laconia Ancestry Too - Obituaries
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Newspapers and Obituaries
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Obituaries
Photography
Belmont NH Heritage - Photographs Through the Years
Penny Postcards from Belknap County, New Hampshire
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH Photos
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Photos
Penny Postcards from Belknap County, New Hampshire
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH Photos
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Photos
School Records
Belmont NH Heritage - History of Belmont NH Schools
Laconia Ancestry Too - Laconia H.S. Yearbooks
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County School Records
Shaker Regional School District
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Schools
Laconia Ancestry Too - Laconia H.S. Yearbooks
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County School Records
Shaker Regional School District
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Schools
Societies
Barnstead NH Historical Society
Laconia Historical and Museum Society
New Hampshire Historical Society
Sanbornton Historical Society
Laconia Historical and Museum Society
New Hampshire Historical Society
Sanbornton Historical Society
Tax Records
Vital Records
Belmont NH Heritage - Birth Index
Belmont NH Heritage - Death Index
Belmont NH Heritage - Marriage Index
Laconia Ancestry Too - Vital Statistics
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Birth Records
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Death Records
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Marriage Records
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH Birth Records
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH Death Records
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH Marriage Records
USGenWeb Project - Belknap Co. Vital Records
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Birth Records
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Death Records
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Marriage Records
Belmont NH Heritage - Death Index
Belmont NH Heritage - Marriage Index
Laconia Ancestry Too - Vital Statistics
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Birth Records
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Death Records
LDS Genealogy - Belknap County Marriage Records
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH Birth Records
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH Death Records
USGenWeb Project - Barnstead, Belknap County, NH Marriage Records
USGenWeb Project - Belknap Co. Vital Records
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Birth Records
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Death Records
USGenWeb Project - Gilmanton, Belknap County, NH Marriage Records
New Hampshire Counties
Many New Hampshire family records can be found online and at large state level archives and libraries in Concord. Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at county courthouses, historical societies, churches, town clerks' offices, cemeteries, and elsewhere in New Hampshire. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific counties where your ancestors lived in New Hampshire. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.
It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain counties in New Hampshire have changed over the past few hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent counties. Following is a complete list of New Hampshire's 10 counties along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.
It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain counties in New Hampshire have changed over the past few hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent counties. Following is a complete list of New Hampshire's 10 counties along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.
County
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Formation Date
1840
1840
1769
1803
1769
1769
1823
1769
1769
1827
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County Seat
Laconia
Ossipee
Keene
Lancaster
North Haverhill
Manchester and Nashua
Concord
Brentwood
Dover
Newport
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Parent County
Merrimack & Strafford
Strafford County
Original county
Grafton County
Original county
Original county
Hillsborough & Rockingham
Original county
Original county
Cheshire County
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