A visit to the West Epping Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the West Epping Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Epping Cemetery (FG ID #2453566).
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 West Epping Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Epping Cemetery:
43.0447, -71.1273
The West Epping 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 east southeast of the West Epping Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Epping Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the West Epping Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Epping Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prescott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gove Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sleeper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sleeper Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ladd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lovering Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lovering Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovering Cemetery
- Wiggin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hodgdon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plumer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Plumer Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cilley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lawrence Yard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawrence Yard Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Yard Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nottingham Square Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sanborn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brentwood Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Cemetery
- Sanborn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Latour Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 West Epping Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Epping Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Raymond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Epping
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brentwood Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Candia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenmere Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- James City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Deerfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monahan Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stratham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newmarket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Northwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Northwood Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stratham Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Durham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kensington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 West Epping 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 West Epping Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danville
- Durham
- Exeter
- Lee
- Lee lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the West Epping Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Newmarket
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 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 West Epping 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 West Epping Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2453566
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Epping 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |