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 (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. 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 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.
Epsom 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Epsom:
- Merrimack County (The home county of Epsom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Epsom, with the one closest to Epsom listed first.
- Gossville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- 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
- Chichester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allenstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Loudon Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Loudon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Suncook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bow Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Concord
(10 miles [16.1 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, with the one closest to Epsom listed first.
- Barnstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allens Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alton Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Tilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winnisquam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Laconia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epsom, with the one closest to Epsom 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
(26 miles [41.8 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, with the one closest to Epsom 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Goffstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weare
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- North Weare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Tavern Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- Chase Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- Slab City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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, with the one closest to Epsom listed first.
- Northwood Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Deerfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- James City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Northwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Candia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Candia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Nottingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Epping
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epsom, with the one closest to Epsom listed first.
- Bow Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Dexter Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Barrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Barrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- New Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glenmere Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Epsom, with the one closest to Epsom listed first.
- Berwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Berwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eliot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Eliot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- North Berwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Payneton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- Varney Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Varney Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
- Acton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Epsom, see our County-by-County Page for Epsom.
Cemeteries Near Epsom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Epsom.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Epsom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Epsom, with the one closest to Epsom listed first.
- McClary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gossville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whittier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knowlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Floral Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- Hook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Horse Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stanley 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Epsom had a population of 156 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Epsom had a population of 4,824 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Epsom, with the one closest to Epsom listed first.
- Gossville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Short Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Short Falls is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Falls
- North Chichester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Chichester is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chichester
- Chichester
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Northwood Narrows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Northwood Narrows is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Narrows
- Allenstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Northwood Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Northwood Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Center
- Leavitts Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leavitts Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitts Hill
- Deerfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Northwood Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Barnstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Epsom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Epsom.
Newspapers Published in Epsom ...
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 219 newspapers that have been published in the area around Epsom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Epsom, 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 Epsom.
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 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 Epsom:
- 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, 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' (or 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- Epsom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |