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 Cedar Waters (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 Cedar Waters. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cedar Waters 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 Cedar Waters. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Waters:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Cedar Waters)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Waters, with the one closest to Cedar Waters listed first.
- Nottingham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Northwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Epping
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Northwood Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Newmarket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brentwood Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Corners
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- James City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Newfields
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Waters, with the one closest to Cedar Waters listed first.
- Barnstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alton Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Waters, with the one closest to Cedar Waters listed first.
- Brookfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- South Wolfeboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Waters, with the one closest to Cedar Waters listed first.
- Massabesic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinardville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grasmere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Reeds Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- East Merrimack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Merrimack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goffstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Litchfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Waters, with the one closest to Cedar Waters listed first.
- Epsom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Pittsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Allenstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chichester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Hooksett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Suncook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hooksett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Horse Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Martin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Waters, with the one closest to Cedar Waters listed first.
- Lee
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- Glenmere Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Bow Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Pickering
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Strafford Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Somersworth
(13 miles [20.9 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 Cedar Waters, with the one closest to Cedar Waters listed first.
- Amesbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Merrimac
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Rocks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- West Newbury
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Ayers Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Newburyport
(23 miles [37 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
- Bradford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Groveland
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Newbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
- Tozier Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Waters, with the one closest to Cedar Waters listed first.
- Eliot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Eliot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Berwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Berwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Admiralty Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Payneton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- Beech Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Kittery Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bedell Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- North Berwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Varney Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Varney Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Waters, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Waters.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Waters ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Waters.
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 Cedar Waters - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Waters covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Waters, with the one closest to Cedar Waters listed first.
- Nottingham Square Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Square Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nottingham Square Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Nottingham.
- South Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Side Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Nottingham.
- The South Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139695 <2>
- Rollins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cilley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rollins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lawrence Yard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gove Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ladd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- The Ladd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ladd Home Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540248 <2>
- Burley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (386 more) ...
- Wiggin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gluke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Layne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Cedar Waters in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Waters.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Waters, with the one closest to Cedar Waters listed first.
- Nottingham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Lee is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
- Lee
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- North Epping
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Epping is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Epping
- Wadley Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wadley Falls is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley Falls
- North Nottingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Nottingham is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Nottingham
- South Barrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- West Nottingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Nottingham is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nottingham
- West Barrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barrington
- West Epping
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Epping is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Epping
- Epping
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newmarket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Waters. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Waters.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Waters ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Waters.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Waters, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Waters.
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 either 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 Cedar Waters:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Essex 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 Cedar Waters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Waters) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |