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 Atkinson Heights (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 Atkinson Heights. 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 Atkinson Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Atkinson Heights: Atkinson Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northwest 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 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.
Atkinson Heights is located in Rockingham County.
To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rockingham County: Essex (MA), York (ME), Hillsborough, Merrimack & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near Atkinson Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Atkinson Heights:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Atkinson Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson Heights, with the one closest to Atkinson Heights listed first.
- Atkinson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Westville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Wilson Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Plaistow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hampstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson Heights, with the one closest to Atkinson Heights listed first.
- Pelham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nashua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Massabesic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- East Merrimack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Litchfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Merrimack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Merrimack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Hollis Depot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson Heights, with the one closest to Atkinson Heights listed first.
- South Hooksett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Hooksett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Suncook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Epsom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bow is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <1>
- Gossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Dunbarton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Bow Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson Heights, with the one closest to Atkinson Heights listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
- Durham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Madbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Barrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bow Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
- Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
- Bow Lake
- East Barrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson Heights, with the one closest to Atkinson Heights listed first.
- Ayers Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Tozier Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Ward Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Methuen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Merrimac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Rocks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- North Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Groveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- West Boxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson Heights, with the one closest to Atkinson Heights listed first.
- Dracut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Collinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Tewksbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Ayres City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Middlesex Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- North Chelmsford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Princeton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- Tyngsbororough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- North Billerica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Billerica is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
- North Reading
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- West Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Suffolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson Heights, with the one closest to Atkinson Heights listed first.
- Franklin Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Chelsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson Heights, with the one closest to Atkinson Heights listed first.
- Shaker Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Harvard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson Heights, with the one closest to Atkinson Heights listed first.
- South Eliot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Admiralty Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eliot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kittery Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Atkinson Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Atkinson Heights.
Cemeteries Near Atkinson Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Atkinson Heights.
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 Atkinson Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Atkinson Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Atkinson Heights, with the one closest to Atkinson Heights listed first.
- New Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978356 <2>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haverhill City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hilldale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (527 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Atkinson Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Atkinson Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Atkinson Heights, with the one closest to Atkinson Heights listed first.
- Atkinson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ayers Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Westville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Salem Depot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Depot is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Depot
- Hampstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plaistow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Hampstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ward Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Newton Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Junction is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Junction
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Methuen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Atkinson Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atkinson Heights.
Newspapers Published in Atkinson Heights ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Atkinson Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Atkinson Heights, 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 Atkinson Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Atkinson Heights:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
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 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. |
| <3> | 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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| <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 Atkinson Heights, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Atkinson Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |