2024 Map of Gilmanton Ironworks

About this map

Gilmanton Ironworks serves as the focal point of this Belknap County landscape, situated where the Suncook River flows from Crystal Lake. The village and its surrounding rural corridors reveal a deep-seated New England settlement pattern defined by numerous family burial grounds and meeting houses. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of the Smith Meeting House Cem, the Sleeper Burial Ground, and the Pickering Lot Cem, which sit alongside historic routes like Province Rd and Stage Rd. To the north, the terrain rises into the Belknap Mountains and Guinea Ridge, sheltering smaller water bodies such as Manning Lake and Lake Eileen. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the expansive Upper Suncook Lake and Lower Suncook Lake, illustrating the connection between the region's topography and its significant water resources.