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A visit to the New Town 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 New Town Cemetery ...

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

43.2284, -70.8373

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

The New Town Cemetery is located in Strafford County<2>.

The county seat for Strafford County is located in Dover. Dover lies just to the southwest of the New Town Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the New Town 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 New Town Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Calvaire Cemetery is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
    • The Mt. Calvaire Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • St. Martins Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #319408 <5>
  • Somersworth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Somersworth Cemetery is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • Forest Glade Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Forest Glade Cemetery is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade Cemetery
  • Hussy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Hussy Cemetery is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussy Cemetery
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
  • Cocheco Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cocheco Burying Ground is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocheco Burying Ground
  • Oldfields Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oldfields Cemetery is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfields Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Portland Station Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • New St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The New St. Marys Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Marys Cemetery
    • Greek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Greek Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greek Cemetery
    • Allen Burying Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Allen Burying Ground is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Burying Ground
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Burying Ground is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Rochester.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420333 <5>
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
    • Hayes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
    • Torr Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Torr Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torr Cemetery
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
    • Dover Point Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Dover Point Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Point Cemetery
    • Quaker Burying Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Quaker Burying Ground is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Burying Ground
    • Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Town Cemetery.

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

  • South Berwick
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
  • Berwick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Somersworth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Eliot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Eliot is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eliot <6>
  • Payneton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Payneton is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
  • Varney Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Varney Crossing is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
  • Pickering
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pickering is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
  • Durham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Durham is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <6>
  • North Berwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Newington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Newington Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • South Eliot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
    • Beech Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
    • Agamenticus Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Agamenticus Village is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
    • East Rochester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rochester is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • Rochester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Barrington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • East Barrington is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
    • York
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • York is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
    • Chases Pond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Chases Pond is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
    • Seacrest Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
    • Kittery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Admiralty Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
    • Barrington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lee
      (11 miles [17.7 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>
    • Newmarket
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Portsmouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bedell Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
    • York Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
    • York Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • York Village is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
    • Lebanon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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 New Town 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 New Town Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the New Town 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 New Town Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #868719  (New Town Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #868719 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: 40 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dover East
      • Location given for New Town Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2284178     Lon: -70.8372803
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Town 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.