A visit to the Torr 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 Torr Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Torr Cemetery:
43.1679, -70.8928
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Torr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Torr Cemetery is located in Strafford County<2>.
The county seat for Strafford County is located in Dover. Dover lies just to the north northeast of the Torr Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Torr Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Torr Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Torr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Greek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Greek Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greek Cemetery
- New St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The New St. Marys Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dover Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dover Point Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Point Cemetery
- Cocheco Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cocheco Burying Ground is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocheco Burying Ground
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The James Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
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- Demeritt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Demeritt Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demeritt Cemetery
- Mathes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mathes Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathes Cemetery
- Quaker Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Quaker Burying Ground is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Burying Ground
- St. Charles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Budge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Budge Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budge Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Layne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Layne Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layne Cemetery
- Gluke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gluke Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gluke Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Hussy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hussy Cemetery is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Torr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Torr Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Durham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eliot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newington Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Lee
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pickering
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- South Berwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Somersworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- East Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glenmere Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Stratham Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Seacrest Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- South Eliot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Payneton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- Barrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kittery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Admiralty Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Beech Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Stratham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rochester
(10 miles [16.1 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 Torr 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 Torr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dover
- Durham
- Greenland
- Kittery
- Lee
- Lee lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Torr Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Newmarket
- Portsmouth
- Rochester
- Somersworth
- South Berwick
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Torr 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 Torr Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #870464 (Torr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #870464 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: 42 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dover West
- Location given for Torr Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1678628 Lon: -70.8928364
- 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- Torr 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. |