A visit to the West River Road 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 West River Road Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West River Road Cemetery:
43.0929, -71.4634
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West River Road Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West River Road Cemetery is located in Merrimack County<2>.
The county seat for Merrimack County is located in Concord. Concord lies just to the north northwest of the West River Road Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West River Road Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the West River Road Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West River Road Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis - Cate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Davis - Cate Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis - Cate Cemetery
- Ordway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ordway Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Suncook.
- The St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980424 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Pembroke Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Goodhue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodhue Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Evan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Evan Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Brown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill Cemetery
- East Dunbarton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cimeteire Mont Calvaire
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102983 <5>
- Amoskeag Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Amoskeag Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoskeag Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- New Hampshire State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Piscataquog Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Piscataquog Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataquog Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley 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 West River Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West River Road Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hooksett
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Suncook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Pembroke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Hooksett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Allenstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bow is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <6>
- Grasmere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bow Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Pinardville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Massabesic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dunbarton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Goffstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Gossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- East Candia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Deerfield Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chichester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tavern Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- James City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Hopkinton
(12 miles [19.3 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 West River Road 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 West River Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Bow
- Bow lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the West River Road Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bow.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Concord
- Dunbarton
- Goffstown
- Manchester
- Massabesic
- Pembroke
- Suncook
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 West River Road 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 West River Road Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1917378 (West River Road Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1917378 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: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manchester North
- Location given for West River Road Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0928606 Lon: -71.4634017
- 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 Merrimack, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West River Road 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. |