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 Canobie Lake (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 Canobie Lake. 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 Canobie Lake ...
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 Canobie Lake: Canobie Lk.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Canobie Lake 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 Canobie Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Canobie Lake:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Canobie Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canobie Lake, with the one closest to Canobie Lake listed first.
- North Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Windham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Atkinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Derry Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Derry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plaistow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Londonderry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canobie Lake, with the one closest to Canobie Lake listed first.
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nashua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- East Merrimack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Litchfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Merrimack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Massabesic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- South Merrimack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Depot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Hollis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canobie Lake, with the one closest to Canobie Lake listed first.
- South Hooksett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Hooksett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Suncook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bow
(27 miles [43.5 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>
- Dunbarton
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Epsom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Bow Junction
(29 miles [46.7 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 Canobie Lake, with the one closest to Canobie Lake listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madbury
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bow Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canobie Lake, with the one closest to Canobie Lake listed first.
- Ayers Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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 southeast)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Methuen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Ward Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- North Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Shawsheen Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- West Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Groveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Haggetts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- Andover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canobie Lake, with the one closest to Canobie Lake listed first.
- Dracut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Ayres City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Middlesex Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- Tyngsbororough
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Tewksbury
(13 miles [20.9 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
- North Chelmsford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Princeton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- Chelmsford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
- North Billerica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Billerica is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
- Dunstable
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunstable is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Billerica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Billerica is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
- Suffolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canobie Lake, with the one closest to Canobie Lake listed first.
- Franklin Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Charlestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- 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 Canobie Lake, with the one closest to Canobie Lake listed first.
- Shaker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Harvard
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Lunenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Lunenburg Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Still River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Still River is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Canobie Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Canobie Lake.
Cemeteries Near Canobie Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canobie Lake.
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 Canobie Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Canobie Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Canobie Lake, with the one closest to Canobie Lake listed first.
- Cemetery on the Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery on the Hill
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cemetery on the Hill is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102809 <3>
- Spear Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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 <3>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cemetery on the Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (532 more) ...
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill Cemetery
- The Meeting House Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Burying Ground
- Old North Burying Ground
- Searles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Canobie Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Canobie Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Canobie Lake, with the one closest to Canobie Lake listed first.
- Salem Depot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Salem Depot is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Depot
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windham Depot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windham Depot is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Depot
- Windham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ayers Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Atkinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Windham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Windham is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windham
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Derry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Derry is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Derry
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Methuen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Westville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- West Hampstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Hampstead is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hampstead
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Canobie Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canobie Lake.
Newspapers Published in Canobie Lake ...
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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canobie Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canobie Lake, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canobie Lake.
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 Canobie Lake:
- 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
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Canobie Lake) 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> | 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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| <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 Canobie Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |