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 Brentwood (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. 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 northeast 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 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.
Brentwood 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 Brentwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brentwood:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Brentwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Brentwood Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brentwood Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Corners
- Epping
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monahan Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newfields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kensington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belknap County
- Barnstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Massabesic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pelham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinardville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Reeds Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Litchfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Merrimack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Merrimack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grasmere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- South Hooksett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Allenstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Epsom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Suncook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hooksett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Pembroke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chichester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Horse Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Pittsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(10 miles [16.1 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Madbury
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Barrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Bow Lake Village
(18 miles [29 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
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Strafford Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Rollinsford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Somersworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <1>
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Merrimac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Amesbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Rocks Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- West Newbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Haverhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Ayers Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
- Groveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Tozier Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Ward Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Newburyport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Collinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Dracut
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Tewksbury
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- North Reading
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Ayres City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Middlesex Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- Princeton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- Tyngsbororough
(27 miles [43.5 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
- West Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- North Chelmsford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Chelmsford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- South Eliot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Eliot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kittery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kittery Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Admiralty Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Bedell Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Beech Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Berwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Payneton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- South Berwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- York Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- York Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brentwood, see our County-by-County Page for Brentwood.
Cemeteries Near Brentwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brentwood.
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 Brentwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brentwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Sanborn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brentwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sleeper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ye Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Danville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Meeting House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Cemetery
- The Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kingston Plains Cemetery
- Wadleigh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hodgdon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wiggin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (474 more) ...
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brentwood had a population of 410 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Brentwood had a population of 4,612 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brentwood, with the one closest to Brentwood listed first.
- Epping
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Danville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Danville
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Epping
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Epping is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Epping
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Powwow River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Powwow River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powwow River
- Sandown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Epping
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Epping is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Epping
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Hampstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newton Junction is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Junction
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brentwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brentwood.
Newspapers Published in Brentwood ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brentwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brentwood, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brentwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Brentwood:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Essex County
- Middlesex 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> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Brentwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |