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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 Amherst (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 Amherst. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Amherst is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Essex (MA), Middlesex (MA), Worcester (MA), Cheshire, Merrimack, Rockingham & Sullivan.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Amherst)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amherst, with the one closest to Amherst listed first.
    • East Milford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Milford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mont Vernon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Vernon
      • Mont Vernon is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Vernon <2>
    • South Merrimack
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>
    • Merrimack
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Merrimack
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Merrimack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
      • East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
    • Litchfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Reeds Ferry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lyndeborough
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bedford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Hollis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Hollis is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <2>
  • Cheshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amherst, with the one closest to Amherst listed first.
    • Bonds Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jaffrey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
      • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <2>
    • Rindge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Eastview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
      • Eastview is located in Cheshire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eastview
      • From Amherst to Eastview
    • West Rindge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Rindge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
      • West Rindge is located in Cheshire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Rindge
      • From Amherst to West Rindge
    • Dublin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
    • Harrisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Fitzwilliam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Nelson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Mill Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
    • Fitzwilliam Depot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Stoddard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoddard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
      • Stoddard is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoddard <2>
  • Merrimack County
  • Rockingham County
  • Essex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amherst, with the one closest to Amherst listed first.
    • Ayers Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • 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)
    • Methuen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methuen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
      • Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
    • Tozier Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lawrence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Haggetts
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haggetts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
      • Haggetts is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haggetts
      • From Amherst to Haggetts
    • Ward Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ward Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
      • Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ward Hill
      • From Amherst to Ward Hill
    • North Andover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
      • North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
    • Shawsheen Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawsheen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
      • Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Bradford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Haverhill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Andover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowell Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlesex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amherst, with the one closest to Amherst listed first.
    • Babbatasset Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babbatasset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
      • Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • East Pepperell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pepperell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
      • East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Pepperell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Townsend Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Townsend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dunstable
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Townsend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
      • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Old City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Paper Mill Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
      • Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Tyngsbororough
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyngsbororough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
      • Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
    • Ashby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
      • South Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Worcester County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amherst, with the one closest to Amherst listed first.
    • Lunenburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Blackburn Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackburn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
      • Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Ashburnham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fitchburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lane Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
      • Lane Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Shaker Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • South Fitchburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Winchendon Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchendon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
      • Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Pequoig
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • South Ashburnham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Leominster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Winchendon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Amherst ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amherst.

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 Amherst covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Town Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meadow View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Yard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Yard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Yard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cricket Corner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cricket Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cricket Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • North Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reeds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turkey Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turkey Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turkey Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beals Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beals Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (425 more) ...

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 Amherst had a population of 600 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Amherst had a population of 11,418 people.

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

  • Richardson ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
    • Richardson is located in Hillsborough County
  • Milford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • East Milford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Wilton is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>
  • South Merrimack
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Thorntons Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorntons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntons Ferry
    • Thorntons Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
  • Merrimack
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Blood ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood
    • Blood is located in Hillsborough County
  • Reeds Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lyndeborough
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pratt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Pratt is located in Hillsborough County
  • Hollis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
    • Hollis is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Amherst ...

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 228 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amherst.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Amherst. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Amherst and those printed in the larger area surrounding Amherst.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<5> of Amherst.

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 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 Amherst:

The official website for Amherst: www.amherstnh.gov/

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/

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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amherst) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amherst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8636, Longitude: -71.6264    
<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 Amherst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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