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 Foyes Corner (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 Foyes Corner. 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 Foyes Corner ...
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 Foyes Corner: Foyes Cor. (or less commonly used: Foyes Crn.)
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Foyes Corner 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 Foyes Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Foyes Corner:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Foyes Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foyes Corner, with the one closest to Foyes Corner listed first.
- Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
- Seacrest Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- West Rye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Rye Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newington Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foyes Corner, with the one closest to Foyes Corner listed first.
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Rollinsford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenmere Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Somersworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <1>
- East Barrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Pickering
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foyes Corner, with the one closest to Foyes Corner listed first.
- Salisbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Salisbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
- Amesbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Newburyport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
- Newbury Old Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
- Newbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
- Merrimac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Rocks Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- West Newbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Byfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Rowley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rowley is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Groveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Haverhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foyes Corner, with the one closest to Foyes Corner listed first.
- Kittery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Admiralty Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Bedell Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Beech Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Eliot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- York Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- York Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- Payneton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- York is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
- Chases Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chases Pond is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Foyes Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Foyes Corner.
Cemeteries Near Foyes Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Foyes Corner.
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 Foyes Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Foyes Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Foyes Corner, with the one closest to Foyes Corner listed first.
- South Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wedgewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rye Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Central Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rye Central Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Portsmouth.
- The Rye Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Central Cemetery
- Central Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1602470 <2>
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Burying Yard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Point of Grave Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Orchard Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dennett Family Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Foyes Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Foyes Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Foyes Corner, with the one closest to Foyes Corner listed first.
- Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
- New Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kittery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Rye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Kittery Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
- Rye Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Eliot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Greenland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bedell Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Newington Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Boars Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boars Head
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Foyes Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Foyes Corner.
Newspapers Published in Foyes Corner ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Foyes Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Foyes Corner, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Foyes Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Foyes Corner:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Strafford County
- Essex 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Foyes Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Foyes Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |