Sullivan County, New Hampshire
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 69 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Goshen, Newport, Claremont.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for New Hampshire is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Sullivan titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP52 of 69 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
69 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBSullivan was formed in 1827 (1827-09-04) from Cheshire.
SULLIVAN created from CHESHIRE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusSullivan County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1830 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19,669 | 20,340 | 19,041 | 18,161 | 18,009 | 20,922 | 25,442 | 26,441 | 28,067 | 36,063 | 40,458 | 43,063 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby
NPSPark units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park | National Historical Park | 19.5 km |
| Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park | National Historical Park | 38.8 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS38 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 38 of 38 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Center Cemetery |
| Chase Cemetery |
| Child Cemetery |
| Colby Cemetery |
| Comings Cemetery |
| Coreyville Cemetery |
| Daniels Cemetery |
| Dunbar Hill Cemetery |
| East Village Cemetery |
| Eastman Cemetery |
| Edminister Cemetery |
| Freeman Cemetery |
| Gilkey Cemeteries |
| Gleason Cemetery |
| Hope Hill Cemetery |
| Hopkins Cemetery |
| Hubbard Cemetery |
| Huggin Cemetery |
| Lower Village Cemetery |
| Maple Street Cemetery |
| Mill Cemetery |
| Moulton-Yard Cemetery |
| Mountainview Cemetery |
| North Newport Cemetery |
| Penniman Cemetery |
| Pine Crest Cemetery |
| Pine Street Cemetery |
| Pinegrove Cemetery |
| Plainfield Cemetery |
| Raynis-Ford Cemetery |
| Saint Catherines Cemetery |
| Saint Patricks Cemetery |
| South Cemetery |
| The Pinacle Cemetery |
| Trinity Cemetery |
| West Cemetery |
| West Point Burying Ground |
| Westgate-Peterson Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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