A visit to the Colby Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Colby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colby Cemetery:
43.2156, -71.7917
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Colby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Colby Cemetery is located in Merrimack County<2>.
The county seat for Merrimack County is located in Concord. Concord lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Colby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Colby Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Colby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Henniker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Henniker Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henniker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henniker Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Henniker.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978878 <5>
- Clement Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clement Hill Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Hill Cemetery
- Lower Warner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lower Warner Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Warner Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Plummer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davisville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davisville Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville Cemetery
- Old Warner Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Warner Village Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Warner Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Warner Village Cemetery is located in Warner.
- Chase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Contoocook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Contoocook Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contoocook Cemetery
- Coal Hearth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Coal Hearth Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hearth Cemetery
- Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pond Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Putney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Putney Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney Cemetery
- Blackwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blackwater Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Cemetery
- East Sutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The East Sutton Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sutton Cemetery
- New Waterloo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Waterloo Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waterloo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Waterloo Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Warner.
- The New Waterloo Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Warner Cemetery
- Farrar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Farrar Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Cemetery
- New Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery
- Old Hop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Hop Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hop Cemetery
- Riverdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverdale Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Colby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Henniker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Contoocook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lower Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lower Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Hopkinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chase Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- North Weare
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Melvin Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Hillsboro Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Hillsborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
- Hillsborough has also been known as:
- Hillsboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <6>
- Slab City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Weare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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 <6>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Deering
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Deering
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
- Penacook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Penacook is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penacook
- Dunbarton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Boscawen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tavern Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- East Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Boyce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boyce is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Colby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Merrimack County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Contoocook
- Deering
- Dunbarton
- Henniker
- Hillsborough
- Penacook
- Warner
- Weare
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Colby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Hampshire:
- Pages specific to Merrimack County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Colby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #866254 (Colby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #866254 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Merrimack
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Henniker
- Location given for Colby Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2156341 Lon: -71.7917451
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Merrimack, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Colby Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |