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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 Grasmere (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 Grasmere. 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 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.

Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County.

To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hillsborough County: Essex (MA), Middlesex (MA), Worcester (MA), Cheshire, Merrimack, Rockingham & Sullivan.

Below are the counties that are near Grasmere. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grasmere:

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Grasmere)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grasmere, with the one closest to Grasmere listed first.
    • Pinardville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
      • Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Goffstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffstown
      • Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goffstown <2>
    • Manchester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bedford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
    • Massabesic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Boston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tavern Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tavern Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
      • Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Weare
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Reeds Ferry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mont Vernon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Vernon
      • Mont Vernon is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Vernon <2>
    • Chase Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
      • Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Amherst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Belknap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grasmere, with the one closest to Grasmere listed first.
    • Barnstead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstead
      • Barnstead is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,777 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnstead <2>
    • Lower Gilmanton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Allens Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Gilmanton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Belmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Gardners Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Tilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <2>
  • Cheshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grasmere, with the one closest to Grasmere listed first.
    • Bonds Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Eastview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
      • Eastview is located in Cheshire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eastview
      • From Grasmere to Eastview
    • Dublin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
    • Mill Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
    • Jaffrey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
      • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <2>
    • Harrisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Stoddard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoddard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
      • Stoddard is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoddard <2>
    • Rindge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • West Rindge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Merrimack County
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grasmere, with the one closest to Grasmere listed first.
    • Auburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wilson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Rockingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From Grasmere to Wilson
    • Londonderry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
      • Londonderry is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <2>
    • Candia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candia
      • Candia is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candia <2>
    • Derry Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
      • Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
    • Derry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • East Candia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Deerfield Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • James City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
      • James City is located in Rockingham County
    • Deerfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <2>
    • Hubbard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hubbard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
      • Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hubbard
      • From Grasmere to Hubbard
  • Strafford County
  • Sullivan County
  • Essex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grasmere, with the one closest to Grasmere listed first.
    • Ayers Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
      • Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Tozier Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Methuen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methuen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
      • Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
    • Ward Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ward Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
      • Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ward Hill
      • From Grasmere to Ward Hill
    • Bradford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Haverhill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawrence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Merrimac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
    • North Andover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
      • North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
  • Middlesex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grasmere, with the one closest to Grasmere listed first.
    • Babbatasset Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babbatasset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
      • Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Dunstable
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • East Pepperell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pepperell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
      • East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Pepperell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Tyngsbororough
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyngsbororough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
      • Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
    • Townsend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • West Townsend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
      • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Collinsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Townsend Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • North Chelmsford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Dracut
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Worcester County (MA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grasmere, see our County-by-County Page for Grasmere.

Cemeteries Near Grasmere ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grasmere.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grasmere covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grasmere, with the one closest to Grasmere listed first.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Grasmere in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grasmere.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Grasmere, with the one closest to Grasmere listed first.

  • Goffstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffstown
    • Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goffstown <2>
  • Martin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Merrimack County
  • Bedford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
  • Manchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hooksett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunbarton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
    • Bow is located in Merrimack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <2>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bow
    • From Grasmere to Bow
  • New Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Goffs Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffs Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffs Falls
    • Goffs Falls is located in Hillsborough County
  • Massabesic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Everett ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Everett is located in Hillsborough County
  • Severance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
    • Severance is located in Rockingham County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Suncook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Weare ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weare
      • East Weare is located in Hillsborough County
    • South Weare
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Weare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weare
      • South Weare is located in Hillsborough County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grasmere. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grasmere.

Newspapers Published in Grasmere ...

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 220 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grasmere.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grasmere, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grasmere.

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 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 Grasmere:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grasmere. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Grasmere, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Grasmere) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grasmere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0214, Longitude: -71.5472    









 

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