Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Salisbury Point (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Salisbury Point. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Salisbury Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Salisburypoint.
- A typical abbreviation for Salisbury Point: Salisbury Pt.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Salisbury Point is located in Essex County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Essex County: Middlesex, Suffolk & Rockingham (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Salisbury Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Salisbury Point:
- Essex County (The home county of Salisbury Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Point, with the one closest to Salisbury Point listed first.
- Amesbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
- Newburyport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newburyport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
- Newbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
- West Newbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Merrimac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Byfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Byfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Rocks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Newbury Old Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
- Rowley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rowley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Groveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Point, with the one closest to Salisbury Point listed first.
- North Reading
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- West Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Tewksbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- Montrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Dracut
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Reading
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Wakefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- Collinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Lowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Wilmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
- Ayres City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Lindenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Billerica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Billerica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Point, with the one closest to Salisbury Point listed first.
- Franklin Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Point, with the one closest to Salisbury Point listed first.
- Pelham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
- Massabesic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- East Merrimack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Litchfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nashua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <1>
- Reeds Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Merrimack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Merrimack County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Point, with the one closest to Salisbury Point listed first.
- South Hooksett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Martin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Point, with the one closest to Salisbury Point listed first.
- South Seabrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- South Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fogg Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Seabrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nason Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
- Hampton Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sanborn Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sanborn Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Corners
- Hampton Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
- Monahan Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>
- Great Boars Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- East Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Point, with the one closest to Salisbury Point listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
- Lee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
- Madbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- East Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Barrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rollinsford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pickering
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Somersworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <1>
- Bow Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
- Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
- Bow Lake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Salisbury Point, see our County-by-County Page for Salisbury Point.
Cemeteries Near Salisbury Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salisbury Point.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Salisbury Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Salisbury Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Salisbury Point, with the one closest to Salisbury Point listed first.
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Salisbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sawyer Hill Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Belleville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Salisbury Plains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- First Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (425 more) ...
- True Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Salisbury Point had a population of 525 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Salisbury Point, with the one closest to Salisbury Point listed first.
- Amesbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Newburyport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newburyport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
- Merrimacport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Merrimacport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimacport
- South Seabrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- South Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Newbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Knights Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Knights Crossing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Crossing
- Newbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newbury is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
- Salisbury Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salisbury Beach is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Beach
- Seabrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Merrimac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Byfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Byfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Hampton Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Salisbury Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salisbury Point.
Newspapers Published in Salisbury Point ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salisbury Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salisbury Point, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salisbury Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Salisbury Point:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Suffolk County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Salisbury Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salisbury Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |