Belknap County, New Hampshire Records

Belknap County, New Hampshire (Map It) was created on December 22, 1840 from Strafford County. The county was named in honor of Jeremy Belknap (1744-1798), early New Hampshire historian.

Belknap County is bordered by Grafton County (northwest), Merrimack County (south), Carroll County (northeast), Strafford County (west).

Belknap County Cities and Towns include Alton, Barnstead , Belmont, Center Harbor, Gilford, Gilmanton, Laconia, Meredith, New Hampton, Sanbornton, Tilton.

MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old New Hampshire maps.

Belknap County, New Hampshire Courthouse Records

The Belknap County Courthouse is located in Laconia, New Hampshire. Learn More About State of New Hampshire Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Belknap county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

County courthouse has copies of Strafford County deeds covering land that became part of Belknap after formation in 1840.

• Belknap County Clerk of Superior Court has Court Records from 1841
• Belknap County Clerk of Probate Court has Probate Records from 1841
• Belknap County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1841. The County Register of Deeds responsibilities include Recording documents pertaining to real estate transactions, Recording land surveys, Copying and certifying as to these recorded real estate documents, Serving as custodian for other miscellaneous legal records such as Power of Attorneys, tax liens from towns/cities, boundary line agreements, IRS notices, etc.
• Belknap County Town Clerks has copies of vital records (birth, marriage, divorce and death records) from 1841.

Belknap County, New Hampshire Census Records

• Learn More: State of New Hampshire Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820
• State Population Schedules: None
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Belknap County, New Hampshire Vital Records

• Learn More: State of New Hampshire Vital Records
• Birth, Marriage and Death Records: from 1640 to present
• Divorce Records: from 1808 to present
• Locations: New Hampshire Office of Vital Statistics
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:   Bureau of Vital Records, 71 South Fruit St, Concord, NH 03301; (800) 852-3345 Ext 4651, or in NH – (603) 271-4650

Belknap County, New Hampshire Resources

• Alton Historical Society
• Barnstead Historical Society
• Belknap Mill Society
• Belmont Historical Society
• Center Harbor Historical Society
• Gilmanton Historical Society
• Harold S. Gilman Museum
• Laconia Historical & Museum Society
• Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society
• Lakes Region Heritage Roundtable, PO Box 1492 , Center Harbor , NH  03226-1492
• Meredith Historical Society
• New Hampton Historical Society
• Sanbornton Historical Document Foundation
• Sanbornton Historical Society
• Thompson-Ames Historical Society
• Belknap County, New Hampshire Message Boards
• Belknap County, New Hampshire Genealogy Boards

Belknap County, New Hampshire External Links

• New Hampshire Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from New Hampshire (1756–1891)
• Belknap County, New Hampshire Books - Amazon
• Belknap Co., New Hampshire - FindaGrave
• Belknap County, New Hampshire Links - Cyndi's List
• Belknap Co. NHGenweb
• Belknap County, New Hampshire Ancestry Database Collections
• Belknap County, New Hampshire Military Records
• New Hampshire City Directories