A visit to the Old Main Street 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 Main Street Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Main Street Cemetery:
43.4050, -71.9904
The Old Main Street Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of New London.
The cemetery is located in Merrimack County<1>.
The county seat for Merrimack County is located in Concord. Concord lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Old Main Street Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Main Street Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Main Street Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Main Street Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eastman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lower Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Asa Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millwoods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Millwoods Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwoods Cemetery
- Eagle Pond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Pinegrove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pinegrove Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinegrove Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dunbar Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunbar Hill Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Hill Cemetery
- The Pinacle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pinacle Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pinacle Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Croydon Flat Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Pine Street Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maple Street Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Maple Street Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Street Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunny Plain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Sutton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Main Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Main Street Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New London
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Elkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blodgett Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fernwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilmot Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Georges Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Sunapee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Potter Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Andover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Croydon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Croydon Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Grafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Grantham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Main Street 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 Main Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andover
- Bradford
- New London
- Newport
- Sunapee
- Warner
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 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 Main Street 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 Main Street Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #868898 (Old Main Street Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #868898 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: 374 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New London
- Location given for Old Main Street Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4047971 Lon: -71.9906394
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Main Street Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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