A visit to the Wells 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 Wells Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wells Cemetery:
42.9334, -71.2114
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wells Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wells Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<2>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Exeter. Exeter lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Wells Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wells Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wells Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The North Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Village Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- The Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chester Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103164 <5>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Sanborn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanborn Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Pine Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Knoll Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Danville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Danville Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville Cemetery
- Old Meeting House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ye Old Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ye Old Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Long Meadow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Hadley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hadley Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
- Soldiers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Soldiers Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Cemetery
- Lovering Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lovering Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovering Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Brentwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brentwood Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Cemetery
- New Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The New Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery
- Happy Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Happy Hollow Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow Cemetery
- Mill Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mill Hill Cemetery is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
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] of the Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Hampstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Derry Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Derry Village is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Fremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Derry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Derry is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <6>
- North Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Atkinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Raymond is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <6>
- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilson is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Candia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Candia is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Westville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Plaistow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood Corners is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Corners
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,626 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <6>
- Londonderry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilson Corners is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Epping
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Windham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windham is also located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <6>
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Ayers Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- East Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Massabesic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
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 Wells 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 Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danville
- Londonderry
- Massabesic
- Salem
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 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 Wells 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 Wells Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #870727 (Wells Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #870727 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: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandown
- Location given for Wells Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9334199 Lon: -71.2114501
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Wells 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. |