A visit to the Old Fort 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 Old Fort Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Fort Cemetery:
43.2387, -71.5353
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Fort Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Fort Cemetery is located in Merrimack County<2>.
The county seat for Merrimack County is located in Concord. Concord lies just to the south of the Old Fort Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Fort Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Old Fort Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Fort Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Concord Calvary Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Concord.
- The Concord Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102803 <5>
- Blossom Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Blossom Hill Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blossom Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Concord.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102789 <5>
- Old North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old North Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old North Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Concord.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103014 <5>
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Millville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Millville Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Cemetery
- St. Pauls School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hampshire State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horse Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Horse Hill Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Hill Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Horse Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Horse Corner Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Loudon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Loudon Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Cemetery
- Hook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hook Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hook Cemetery
- Zions Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Zions Hill Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Hill Cemetery
- New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Boscawen.
- Heath Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Heath Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Cemetery
- Evan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Evan Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan Cemetery
- Pembroke Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knowlton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Knowlton Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton Cemetery
- Lovering Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lovering Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovering Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Fort Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Fort Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Concord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bow Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Horse Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Boyce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Penacook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Penacook is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penacook
- Canterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chichester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boscawen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bow is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <6>
- Pembroke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Suncook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Gossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Websters Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Loudon Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Contoocook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dunbarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Hooksett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
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 Old Fort 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 Old Fort Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bow
- Bow lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Old Fort Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bow.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Concord
- Contoocook
- Dunbarton
- Pembroke
- Penacook
- Pittsfield
- Suncook
- Weare
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 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 Old Fort 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 Old Fort Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #868894 (Old Fort Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #868894 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: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Concord
- Location given for Old Fort Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2386918 Lon: -71.5353498
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Fort 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. |