Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Cluffs Crossing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cluffs Crossing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Cluffs Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Cluffs Crossing: Cluffs Xing.
- While the name of this community is Cluffs Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cluffs Crossing may originally have been Cluff's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cluffs Crossing might be written as Cluff Crossing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Cluffs Crossing is located in Rockingham County.
To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rockingham County: Essex (MA), York (ME), Hillsborough, Merrimack & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near Cluffs Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cluffs Crossing:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Cluffs Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluffs Crossing, with the one closest to Cluffs Crossing listed first.
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilson Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- North Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Windham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Hampstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plaistow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Derry Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Derry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Londonderry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluffs Crossing, with the one closest to Cluffs Crossing listed first.
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nashua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Litchfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Merrimack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Merrimack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Hollis Depot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- South Merrimack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Massabesic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluffs Crossing, with the one closest to Cluffs Crossing listed first.
- South Hooksett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Martin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Hooksett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Suncook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bow
(30 miles [48.3 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 <2>
- Dunbarton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluffs Crossing, with the one closest to Cluffs Crossing listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Durham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluffs Crossing, with the one closest to Cluffs Crossing listed first.
- Tozier Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Ayers Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Methuen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Ward Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- North Andover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Bradford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Shawsheen Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- West Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Haggetts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluffs Crossing, with the one closest to Cluffs Crossing listed first.
- Dracut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Collinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Tewksbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- Ayres City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Middlesex Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- Princeton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- North Chelmsford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Tyngsbororough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- North Billerica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Billerica is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
- Chelmsford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
- Billerica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Billerica is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluffs Crossing, with the one closest to Cluffs Crossing listed first.
- Brookline Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Wellesley Farms
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Suffolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluffs Crossing, with the one closest to Cluffs Crossing listed first.
- Franklin Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Charlestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Chelsea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- Allston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Brighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- East Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Bay Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Winthrop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- South Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Point Shirley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cluffs Crossing, with the one closest to Cluffs Crossing listed first.
- Shaker Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Harvard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Lunenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Still River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Still River is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Lunenburg Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Bolton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- North Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cluffs Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Cluffs Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Cluffs Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cluffs Crossing.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Cluffs Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cluffs Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cluffs Crossing, with the one closest to Cluffs Crossing listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978356 <3>
- Spear Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill Cemetery
- The Meeting House Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Burying Ground
- Old North Burying Ground
- Searles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cemetery on the Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery on the Hill
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cemetery on the Hill is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the west of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102809 <3>
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Xenia Orthodox Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lithuanian National Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (541 more) ...
- Polish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Polish National Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Cluffs Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cluffs Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cluffs Crossing, with the one closest to Cluffs Crossing listed first.
- Salem Depot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salem Depot is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Depot
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ayers Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Methuen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- North Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawrence
- Ward Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Windham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Andover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Westville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Atkinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windham Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windham Depot is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Depot
- Dracut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cluffs Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cluffs Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Cluffs Crossing ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cluffs Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cluffs Crossing, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cluffs Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cluffs Crossing:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cluffs Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <6> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cluffs Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |