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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 Allenstown (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 Allenstown. 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.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Allenstown is located in Merrimack County.

To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Merrimack County: Belknap, Grafton, Hillsborough, Rockingham, Strafford & Sullivan.

Below are the counties that are near Allenstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Allenstown:

  • Merrimack County     (The home county of Allenstown)
  • Belknap County
  • Carroll County
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenstown, with the one closest to Allenstown listed first.
    • Massabesic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Manchester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Grasmere
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinardville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinardville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
      • Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Goffstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffstown
      • Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goffstown <2>
    • Bedford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
    • North Weare
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Weare
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Tavern Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tavern Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
      • Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Chase Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
      • Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Slab City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
    • New Boston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenstown, with the one closest to Allenstown listed first.
    • Deerfield Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • James City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
      • James City is located in Rockingham County
    • Candia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candia
      • Candia is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candia <2>
    • Deerfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <2>
    • Auburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • East Candia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Northwood Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Northwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Raymond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <2>
    • Nottingham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Chester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Rockingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From Allenstown to Wilson
  • Strafford County
  • Essex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenstown, with the one closest to Allenstown listed first.
    • Ayers Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
      • Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Merrimac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
    • Tozier Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • York County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenstown, with the one closest to Allenstown listed first.
    • Berwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Eliot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eliot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
      • Eliot is located in York County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eliot <2>
    • South Berwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Allenstown, see our County-by-County Page for Allenstown.

Cemeteries Near Allenstown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allenstown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Allenstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Allenstown, with the one closest to Allenstown listed first.

  • St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pembroke Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembroke Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembroke Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West River Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West River Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West River Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Horse Corner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horse Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horse Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knowlton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowlton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowlton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gossville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ordway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ordway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ordway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis - Cate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (412 more) ...
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Whittier Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McClary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Allenstown had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Allenstown had a population of 4,488 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Allenstown, with the one closest to Allenstown listed first.

  • Pembroke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Suncook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Short Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Falls
    • Short Falls is located in Merrimack County
  • Hooksett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Epsom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epsom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
    • Epsom is located in Merrimack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epsom <2>
  • Gossville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Leavitts Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leavitts Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitts Hill
    • Leavitts Hill is located in Rockingham County
  • Chichester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bow Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
    • Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
  • Bow Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mills
    • Bow Mills is located in Merrimack County
  • Bow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
    • Bow is located in Merrimack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <2>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bow
    • From Allenstown to Bow
  • North Chichester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Chichester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chichester
    • North Chichester is located in Merrimack County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Concord
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Merrimack County
    • Candia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candia
      • Candia is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candia <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Allenstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allenstown.

Newspapers Published in Allenstown ...

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 224 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allenstown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allenstown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allenstown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Allenstown:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allenstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Allenstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allenstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1579, Longitude: -71.4057    
<5>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.
<6>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 Allenstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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