A visit to the Soldiers 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 Soldiers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Soldiers Cemetery:
42.8937, -71.1103
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Soldiers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Soldiers Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<2>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Exeter. Exeter lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Soldiers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Soldiers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Soldiers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Soldiers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Knoll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pine Knoll Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll Cemetery
- Hadley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hadley Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
- Mill Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mill Hill Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Center Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Happy Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Happy Hollow Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow Cemetery
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Willow Grove Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Kingston.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Kingston Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1081274 <5>
- Danville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Danville Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville Cemetery
- Old Meeting House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Meeting House Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Meeting House Cemetery
- The Old Meeting House Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Danville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138913 <5>
- Ye Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ye Old Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ye Old Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Town Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- New Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holy Angels Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Angels Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Town Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Plains Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Cemetery
- The Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kingston Plains 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 Soldiers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Soldiers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hampstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Atkinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westville is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Plaistow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Merrimac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Monahan Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monahan Corners is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hubbard is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wilson Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Corners is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Ayers Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Rocks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- South Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- West Newbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Kensington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brentwood Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brentwood Corners is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Corners
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tozier Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Ward Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Amesbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Epping
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Epping is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epping <6>
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 Soldiers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Soldiers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amesbury
- Danville
- Haverhill
- Merrimac
- Salem
- Salem lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Soldiers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- West Newbury
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 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 Soldiers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Hampshire:
- Pages specific to Rockingham 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 Soldiers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #870006 (Soldiers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #870006 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: Rockingham
- Est. Elev: 69 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kingston
- Location given for Soldiers Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8936992 Lon: -71.1103368
- 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 Rockingham, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Soldiers 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. |