Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Official Website Cheshire was one of the five original counties of New Hampshire, and is named for the county of Cheshire in England. It was organized in 1771 at Keene. Sullivan County was created from the northern portion of Cheshire County in 1827. Adjacent Counties Sullivan County Hillsboroug...
Greenlawn Cemetery was established on May 8, 1889 when the City of Keene acquired land to extend the existing Woodland Cemetery located nearby. Eleven years later, on September 20, 1901, the city bought more land between Page St & North Lincoln St, and created a third cemetery, "Northeast Division Cemetery" (Today known as Woodland Northeast). The three cemeteries were often referred to as a si...
As Jaffrey expanded, residents living in East Jaffrey found the cemetery in Jaffrey Center (the Old Burying Ground) to be too far to meet their needs. By 1829, that burial ground had limited space and a new graveyard was begun on land purchased from Oliver Bacon. The new cemetery was so very near the Baptist Meeting house that it was often referred to as the "Baptist Cemetery" (even though the ...
Old Burying Ground is located in Jaffrey Center, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Also termed as Jaffrey's Old Burying Ground, the oldest standing stones date from the early 1770s. The cemetery is still active and is well maintained. Behind Original Meeting House Jaffrey Center, New Hampshire, USA Coordinates: 42.82875, -72.05732 "Jaffrey oldest cemetery is located just behind the Meeting...
This cemetery is located on Stratton Road, Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in Chesterfield West Cemetery, Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Find a Grave
This little cemetery is located in Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, right next to the Town Hall. Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in Mt Caesar Cemetery, Swanzey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Find a Grave
West Cemetery is on Bradford Street, in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. The book "History of Cheshire and Sullivan Counties, NH" call this cemetery "The Old Graveyard at Ash Swamp, Near the Josiah Sawyer Place." But now it is called the West Cemetery. Note: There is another cemetery mentioned in this book also called The Old Cemetery at Ash Swamp, and that cemetery is located on West Str...
Keene State College is a public liberal arts college in Keene, New Hampshire. It is part of the University System of New Hampshire and the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Founded in 1909 as a teacher's college (originally, Keene Normal School; later, Keene Teachers College), Keene State College had 3,104 students enrolled for credit as of fall 2021. Some of the largest academic progra...