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 Epsom Circle (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 Epsom Circle. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Epsom Circle is located in Merrimack 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 Merrimack County: Belknap, Grafton, Hillsborough, Rockingham, Strafford & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Epsom Circle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Epsom Circle:
- Merrimack County (The home county of Epsom Circle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Epsom Circle, with the one closest to Epsom Circle listed first.
- Gossville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Epsom
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chichester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Horse Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Pittsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allenstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Pembroke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Suncook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epsom Circle, with the one closest to Epsom Circle listed first.
- Barnstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Gilmanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Allens Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alton Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gardners Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Tilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Winnisquam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Laconia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sanbornton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epsom Circle, with the one closest to Epsom Circle listed first.
- South Wolfeboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Wolfeboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wolfeboro Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brookfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Fernald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wolfeboro Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Stockbridge Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Federal Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epsom Circle, with the one closest to Epsom Circle listed first.
- Massabesic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grasmere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Pinardville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Goffstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Weare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Weare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <1>
- Chase Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- Tavern Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- Slab City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Reeds Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- New Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epsom Circle, with the one closest to Epsom Circle listed first.
- Deerfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- James City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Northwood Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Northwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Candia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Candia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nottingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Epping
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epsom Circle, with the one closest to Epsom Circle listed first.
- Bow Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Strafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Dexter Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Barrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- East Barrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- New Durham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Glenmere Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Pickering
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Epsom Circle, with the one closest to Epsom Circle listed first.
- Berwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Berwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eliot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Acton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Epsom Circle, see our County-by-County Page for Epsom Circle.
Cemeteries Near Epsom Circle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Epsom Circle.
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 Epsom Circle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Epsom Circle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Epsom Circle, with the one closest to Epsom Circle listed first.
- Gossville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Ground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McClary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Knowlton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Horse Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whittier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bartlett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Floral Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Floral Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Epsom Circle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Epsom Circle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Epsom Circle, with the one closest to Epsom Circle listed first.
- Gossville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Epsom
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Short Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Short Falls is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Falls
- North Chichester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Chichester is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chichester
- Chichester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Allenstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Northwood Narrows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Northwood Narrows is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Narrows
- Pittsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Loudon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Northwood Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Northwood Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Center
- Suncook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leavitts Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leavitts Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitts Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Epsom Circle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Epsom Circle.
Newspapers Published in Epsom Circle ...
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 209 newspapers that have been published in the area around Epsom Circle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Epsom Circle, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Epsom Circle.
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 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 Epsom Circle:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Merrimack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford 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 Epsom Circle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Epsom Circle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |