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 Derry Village (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 Derry Village. 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 Derry Village ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Derry Village: Derry Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Derry Village 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 Derry Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Derry Village:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Derry Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derry Village, with the one closest to Derry Village listed first.
- Derry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Londonderry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hampstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Atkinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belknap County
- Barnstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derry Village, with the one closest to Derry Village listed first.
- Massabesic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- East Merrimack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Reeds Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Litchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Merrimack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nashua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinardville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- South Merrimack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derry Village, with the one closest to Derry Village listed first.
- South Hooksett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Hooksett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Suncook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bow
(20 miles [32.2 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 <1>
- Dunbarton
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Epsom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bow Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Gossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derry Village, with the one closest to Derry Village listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(22 miles [35.4 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 <1>
- Bow Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
- Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
- Bow Lake
- Durham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Barrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Madbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Strafford Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Strafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derry Village, with the one closest to Derry Village listed first.
- Ayers Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Tozier Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Methuen
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Lawrence
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Merrimac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Rocks Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Groveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- North Andover
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Haggetts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derry Village, with the one closest to Derry Village listed first.
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Dracut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Tyngsbororough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- Lowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Middlesex Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- North Chelmsford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Dunstable
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunstable is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Ayres City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Princeton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- Tewksbury
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Chelmsford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
- Babbatasset Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derry Village, with the one closest to Derry Village listed first.
- Shaker Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Lunenburg
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Harvard
(30 miles [48.3 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
- York County (ME)
- South Eliot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Derry Village, see our County-by-County Page for Derry Village.
Cemeteries Near Derry Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Derry Village.
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 Derry Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Derry Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Derry Village, with the one closest to Derry Village listed first.
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Hill Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hill Graveyard
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Hill Graveyard is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Derry.
- Pinkerton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pillsbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pillsbury Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Derry.
- Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wood Cemetery
- The Glen Wood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glenwood Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Meadow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (516 more) ...
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Derry Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Derry Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Derry Village, with the one closest to Derry Village listed first.
- Derry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Derry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Derry is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Derry
- Londonderry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windham Depot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Windham Depot is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Depot
- Hubbard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- West Hampstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Hampstead is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hampstead
- North Londonderry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Londonderry is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Londonderry
- North Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Windham is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windham
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hampstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Derry Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Derry Village.
Newspapers Published in Derry Village ...
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 161 newspapers that have been published in the area around Derry Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Derry Village, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Derry Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Derry Village:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Worcester County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Derry Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Derry Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |