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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 Danville (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 Danville. 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.

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 doctors and 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.

Danville is located in Rockingham County.

To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties 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 Danville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Danville:

  • Rockingham County     (The home county of Danville)
  • Belknap County
    • Barnstead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstead
      • Barnstead is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,777 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnstead <1>
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Massabesic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pelham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
    • Manchester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Reeds Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • East Merrimack
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Merrimack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
      • East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
    • Litchfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Merrimack
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hudson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <1>
    • Nashua
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinardville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinardville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
      • Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Grasmere
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • South Merrimack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Merrimack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • South Hooksett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hooksett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
      • South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
    • Martin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Merrimack County
    • Hooksett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Allenstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Suncook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Epsom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
      • Epsom is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epsom <1>
    • Pembroke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Gossville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
      • Bow is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bow
      • From Danville to Bow
    • Chichester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Horse Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Websters Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunbarton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Strafford County
  • Essex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Merrimac
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
    • Ayers Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
      • Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Haverhill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rocks Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
      • Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Amesbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bradford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tozier Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ward Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ward Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
      • Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ward Hill
      • From Danville to Ward Hill
    • West Newbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Groveland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Methuen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methuen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
      • Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
    • Byfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
      • Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Georgetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlesex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • Collinsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dracut
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tewksbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ayres City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayres City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
      • Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Middlesex Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
      • Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Princeton Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
      • Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Tyngsbororough
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyngsbororough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
      • Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
    • North Reading
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • West Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
      • West Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • North Chelmsford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Chelmsford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunstable
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • York County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
    • South Eliot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Eliot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
      • South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
    • Admiralty Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Admiralty Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
      • Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
    • Eliot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eliot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
      • Eliot is located in York County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eliot <1>
    • Kittery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Kittery Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bedell Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beech Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Berwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Payneton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • South Berwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • York Harbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • York Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
      • York Village is located in York County (ME)
    • York
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in York County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Danville, see our County-by-County Page for Danville.

Cemeteries Near Danville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Danville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Danville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.

  • Pine Knoll Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Soldiers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Meeting House Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Danville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ye Old Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ye Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ye Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hadley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mill Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Happy Hollow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (522 more) ...
    • Plains Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Willow Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Danville had a population of 127 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Danville had a population of 4,596 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.

  • East Hampstead
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampstead
    • East Hampstead is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Hampstead <1>
  • North Danville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Danville
    • North Danville is located in Rockingham County
  • Hampstead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
    • Sandown is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandown <1>
  • Newton Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Junction
    • Newton Junction is located in Rockingham County
  • West Hampstead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hampstead
    • West Hampstead is located in Rockingham County
  • Atkinson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Westville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Westville is located in Rockingham County
  • Plaistow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Newton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>
  • Powwow River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powwow River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powwow River
    • Powwow River is located in Rockingham County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Danville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Danville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Danville ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Danville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Danville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Danville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Danville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> of Danville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Danville:

The official website for Danville: townofdanville.org/

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Danville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Danville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9131, Longitude: -71.1235    
<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 Danville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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