A visit to the Durham 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 Durham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Durham Cemetery:
43.1476, -70.9609
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Durham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Durham Cemetery is located in Strafford County<2>.
The county seat for Strafford County is located in Dover. Dover lies just to the northeast of the Durham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Durham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Durham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Durham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The James Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Budge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Budge Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budge Cemetery
- Layne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Layne Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layne Cemetery
- Gluke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gluke Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gluke Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Griffiths Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Griffiths Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Torr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Torr Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torr Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Locke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Locke Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Mathes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mathes Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathes Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988618 <5>
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Wiggin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Cheswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cheswell Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswell Cemetery
- Greek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Greek Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greek Cemetery
- New St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New St. Marys Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Cocheco Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cocheco Burying Ground is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocheco Burying Ground
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Durham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Durham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Durham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <6>
- Glenmere Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Newmarket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Barrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stratham Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Newington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newington Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Pickering
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Stratham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eliot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Epping
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Eliot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- South Berwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somersworth
(9 miles [14.5 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 <6>
- Berwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seacrest Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- Rochester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Northwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brentwood Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Corners
- Exeter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Payneton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- Strafford Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Bow Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Northwood Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
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 Durham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Strafford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Durham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dover
- Durham
- Exeter
- Greenland
- Lee
- Lee lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Durham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Newmarket
- Portsmouth
- Rochester
- Somersworth
- South Berwick
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 websites either 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 Durham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Hampshire:
- Pages specific to Strafford 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 Durham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #866669 (Durham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #866669 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: Strafford
- Est. Elev: 28 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dover West
- Location given for Durham Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1475845 Lon: -70.9608935
- 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 Strafford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Durham 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. |