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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 Brentwood Corners (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 Brentwood Corners. 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 Brentwood Corners ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Brentwood Corner.

  • A typical abbreviation for Brentwood Corners: Brentwood Cors.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Brentwood Corners is located in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County: Essex (MA), York (ME), Hillsborough, Merrimack & Strafford.

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

  • Rockingham County     (The home county of Brentwood Corners)
  • Belknap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood Corners, with the one closest to Brentwood Corners listed first.
    • Barnstead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstead
      • Barnstead is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,777 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnstead <1>
    • Lower Gilmanton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsborough County
  • Merrimack County
  • Strafford County
  • Essex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood Corners, with the one closest to Brentwood Corners listed first.
    • Merrimac
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Amesbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocks Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
      • Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
    • West Newbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Haverhill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Salisbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
    • Ayers Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
      • Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Bradford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Newburyport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Groveland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Tozier Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ward Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Byfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
      • Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Middlesex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood Corners, with the one closest to Brentwood Corners listed first.
    • Collinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dracut
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tewksbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lowell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tyngsbororough
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyngsbororough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • North Reading
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Ayres City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayres City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
      • Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Middlesex Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
      • Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • North Chelmsford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Princeton Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
      • Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • West Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
      • West Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Dunstable
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • York County (ME)

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

Cemeteries Near Brentwood Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brentwood Corners.

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

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

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.<5>

While we didn't find Brentwood Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brentwood Corners.

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

  • Epping
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Brentwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
    • Brentwood is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <1>
  • Fremont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • West Epping
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Epping have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Epping
    • West Epping is located in Rockingham County
  • North Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Danville
    • North Danville is located in Rockingham County
  • North Epping
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Epping have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Epping
    • North Epping is located in Rockingham County
  • Kingston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Raymond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • East Kingston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Exeter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wadley Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley Falls
    • Wadley Falls is located in Strafford County
  • South Lee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
    • South Lee is located in Strafford County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sandown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
      • Sandown is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,551 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandown <1>
    • Danville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Powwow River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powwow River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powwow River
      • Powwow River is located in Rockingham County

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

Newspapers Published in Brentwood Corners ...

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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brentwood Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brentwood Corners, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brentwood Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Brentwood Corners:

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nh.us/

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<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>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 Brentwood Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brentwood Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brentwood Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0085, Longitude: -71.0757    









 

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