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A visit to the Homeland 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 Homeland Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Homeland Cemetery:

43.5887, -71.7481

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Homeland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Homeland Cemetery is located in Grafton County<2>.

The county seat for Grafton County is located in Woodsville. Woodsville lies 41 miles [66 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Homeland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Homeland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Homeland Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Homeland Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Burns Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rhoades Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rhoades Cemetery is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoades Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rhoades Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Bristol.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323049 <5>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hill Center Church Yard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bunker Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Whittemores Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Whittemores Cemetery is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemores Cemetery
  • Linfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hebron Village Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pitman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pitman Cemetery is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pitman Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Canaan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324947 <5>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Webster Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Webster Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ashland.
    • Pratt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
    • Crockett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Crockett Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
    • Hobbs - Swett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Hobbs - Swett Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs - Swett Cemetery
      • The Hobbs - Swett Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Swett Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253129 <5>
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Simonds Call Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Simonds Call Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonds Call Cemetery
      • The Simonds Call Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Simonds Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349747 <5>
    • Eastman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Eastman Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
    • Green Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Homeland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Homeland Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bristol
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Alexandria
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • South Alexandria
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
  • Hill Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
  • Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hill is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Danbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • East Andover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • East Andover is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
  • Gaza
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaza is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
  • Groton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • East Grafton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • East Grafton is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
  • Winona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Winona is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • West Andover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Andover is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
    • Potter Place
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
    • Andover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Holderness
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Plymouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wilmot Flat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
    • Northfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Winnisquam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildwood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
    • North Groton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Groton is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Groton
    • Meredith
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Quincy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Quincy is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Canaan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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 Homeland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grafton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Homeland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Andover
  • Ashland
  • Bristol
  • Canaan
    • Canaan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Homeland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canaan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
  • Franklin
  • Hill
    • Hill lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Homeland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hill.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
  • Plymouth
  • Tilton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Homeland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Hampshire:
  • Pages specific to Grafton 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 Homeland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #867576  (Homeland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #867576 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: Grafton
      • Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bristol
      • Location given for Homeland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.588685     Lon: -71.7481348
      • 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 Grafton, 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- Homeland 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.
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