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 Bow Center (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 Bow Center. 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 Bow Center ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bow Center: Bow Ctr. (or less commonly used: Bow Cen., Bow Cent. or Bow Cntr.)
You might see Bow Centre instead of Bow Center.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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.
Bow Center is located in Merrimack 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 Merrimack County: Belknap, Grafton, Hillsborough, Rockingham, Strafford & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Bow Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bow Center:
- Merrimack County (The home county of Bow Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bow Center, with the one closest to Bow Center listed first.
- Bow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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>
- Bow Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Dunbarton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Suncook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hooksett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allenstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Hopkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Horse Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- South Hooksett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bow Center, with the one closest to Bow Center listed first.
- Barnstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Lower Gilmanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Tilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sanbornton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Winnisquam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gaza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Laconia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bow Center, with the one closest to Bow Center listed first.
- Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Bonds Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
- Eastview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Stoddard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bow Center, with the one closest to Bow Center listed first.
- Grasmere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Goffstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pinardville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- North Weare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Weare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <1>
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tavern Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- Chase Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- Slab City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Massabesic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Deering
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bow Center, with the one closest to Bow Center listed first.
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Candia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deerfield Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- James City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- East Candia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Northwood Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Raymond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Derry Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Derry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Londonderry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bow Center, with the one closest to Bow Center listed first.
- Bow Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Strafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Strafford Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- East Barrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Glenmere Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Davis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- New Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Sullivan County
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Essex County (MA)
- Ayers Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bow Center, see our County-by-County Page for Bow Center.
Cemeteries Near Bow Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bow Center.
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 Bow Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bow Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bow Center, with the one closest to Bow Center listed first.
- Brown Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hammond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodhue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Dunbarton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ordway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hampshire State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (372 more) ...
- Pembroke Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davis - Cate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West River Road Cemetery
(5 miles [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>
While we didn't find Bow Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bow Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bow Center, with the one closest to Bow Center listed first.
- Bow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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>
- Bow Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bow Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mills
- Dunbarton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Bow Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Hooksett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Suncook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Weare ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weare
- Everett ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Everett is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Allenstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Hopkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Concord
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bow Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bow Center.
Newspapers Published in Bow Center ...
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 248 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bow Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bow Center, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bow Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Bow Center:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Merrimack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Cheshire County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Sullivan County
- Essex 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> | 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- Bow Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bow Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |