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 Dockham Shore (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 Dockham Shore. 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 Dockham Shore ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dockham Shore: Dockham Shr.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Dockham Shore is located in Belknap 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 Belknap County: Carroll, Grafton, Merrimack & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near Dockham Shore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dockham Shore:
- Belknap County (The home county of Dockham Shore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dockham Shore, with the one closest to Dockham Shore listed first.
- Glendale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Interlaken Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Gilford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Samoset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Meredith
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- Laconia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- West Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Winnisquam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dockham Shore, with the one closest to Dockham Shore listed first.
- Melvin Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tuftonboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfeboro Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wolfeboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Federal Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Stockbridge Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Moultonborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fernald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- South Wolfeboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Wolfeboro Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Big Rock Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Sandwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dockham Shore, with the one closest to Dockham Shore listed first.
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holderness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Alexandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Campton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Campton Lower Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campton Upper Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Groton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dockham Shore, with the one closest to Dockham Shore listed first.
- Northfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Shaker Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Hill Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Loudon Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- East Andover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Canterbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Loudon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boscawen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dockham Shore, with the one closest to Dockham Shore listed first.
- Northwood Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Northwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dockham Shore, with the one closest to Dockham Shore listed first.
- New Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Middleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Dexter Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Strafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- North Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Strafford Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Bow Lake Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dockham Shore, with the one closest to Dockham Shore listed first.
- Porter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Kezar Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dockham Shore, with the one closest to Dockham Shore listed first.
- Mee Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- South Effingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Stevens Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- West Newfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Acton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Shapleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Parsonsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Newfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shapleigh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sprague City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sprague City is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- East Parsonsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dockham Shore, see our County-by-County Page for Dockham Shore.
Cemeteries Near Dockham Shore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dockham Shore.
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 Dockham Shore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dockham Shore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dockham Shore, with the one closest to Dockham Shore listed first.
- Bayside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Doe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Round Bay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- St. Lambert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Lamberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Dockham Shore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dockham Shore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dockham Shore, with the one closest to Dockham Shore listed first.
- Gilford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Shore Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Shore Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Park
- Laconia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- Meredith
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Mirror Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Center Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Major
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Major is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Major
- Melvin Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Sanbornton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sanbornton
- East Tilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Tilton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tilton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Center Tuftonboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tuftonboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dockham Shore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dockham Shore.
Newspapers Published in Dockham Shore ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dockham Shore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dockham Shore, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dockham Shore.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Dockham Shore:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Belknap County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Oxford 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dockham Shore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dockham Shore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |