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 Greenland (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 Greenland. 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 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.
Greenland 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 Greenland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenland:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Greenland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Rye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- West Rye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Stratham Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Newington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Portsmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seacrest Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- North Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stratham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newington Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Rye Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newfields
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belknap County
- Barnstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- Massabesic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Epsom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Pittsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Allenstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Hooksett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmere Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Madbury
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rollinsford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Somersworth
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Pickering
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Barrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Bow Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Amesbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Newburyport
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Merrimac
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Newbury
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Rocks Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Newbury Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
- West Newbury
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Groveland
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Bradford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- South Eliot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Admiralty Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kittery Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eliot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bedell Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Beech Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Payneton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- York Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- York Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- South Berwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chases Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chases Pond is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenland, see our County-by-County Page for Greenland.
Cemeteries Near Greenland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenland.
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 Greenland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Greenland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rye Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Wedgewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stratham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Cemetery
- The Stratham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Congregational Cemetery
- South Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Point of Grave Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Greenland had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Greenland had a population of 4,114 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Greenland Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
- Bayside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- West Rye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Rye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Stratham Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Newington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stratham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rye Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Eliot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Newington Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little Boars Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Greenland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenland.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Greenland ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenland.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Greenland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Greenland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Greenland.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of Greenland.
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 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 Greenland:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenland) 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 Greenland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |