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 Gosport (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 Gosport. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Gosport 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 Gosport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gosport:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Gosport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gosport, with the one closest to Gosport listed first.
- Rye Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Portsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Rye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Great Boars Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- North Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seacrest Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- Hampton Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
- Greenland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gosport, with the one closest to Gosport listed first.
- Durham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Madbury
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmere Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Pickering
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Barrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 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 Gosport, with the one closest to Gosport listed first.
- Salisbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
- Amesbury
(17 miles [27.4 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 southwest)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
- Pigeon Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Cove is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Cove
- Bay View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bay View is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Rockport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rockport is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,312 people
- Byfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Merrimac
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Rowley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rowley is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- West Newbury
(22 miles [35.4 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
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gosport, with the one closest to Gosport listed first.
- Kittery Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bedell Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Admiralty Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- York Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- York Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- Beech Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- South Eliot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Cape Neddick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cape Neddick is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
- Ocean View Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ocean View Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View Village
- York Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- York Beach is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Beach
- Chases Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chases Pond is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
- Payneton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gosport, see our County-by-County Page for Gosport.
Cemeteries Near Gosport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gosport.
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 Gosport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gosport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gosport, with the one closest to Gosport listed first.
- Caswell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beebe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bebe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Laighton / Thaxter Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Burying Yard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wedgewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rye Central Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Point of Grave Burial Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Street Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- South Side Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orchard Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Gosport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gosport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gosport, with the one closest to Gosport listed first.
- Rye Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kittery Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Little Boars Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boars Head
- Bedell Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Kittery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Portsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Rye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Seabury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seabury is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
- North Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenland Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
- Greenland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- York Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gosport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gosport.
Newspapers Published in Gosport ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gosport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gosport, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gosport.
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 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 Gosport:
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gosport) 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 Gosport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |