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 Hayes 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 Hayes 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 Hayes 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Hayes Corner: Hayes Cor. (or less commonly used: Hayes Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Hayes Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hayes Corner may originally have been Haye's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hayes Corner might be written as Haye Corner.
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 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.
Hayes Corner is located in Strafford 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 Strafford County: York (ME), Belknap, Carroll, Merrimack & Rockingham.
Below are the counties that are near Hayes Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hayes Corner:
- Strafford County (The home county of Hayes Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes Corner, with the one closest to Hayes Corner listed first.
- Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- North Rochester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Middleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- East Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dexter Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- New Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Strafford Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Strafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes Corner, with the one closest to Hayes Corner listed first.
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alton Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Barnstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Gilmanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Spring Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Samoset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Gilmanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gilford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Allens Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes Corner, with the one closest to Hayes Corner listed first.
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- South Wolfeboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- East Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Fernald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wolfeboro Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfeboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfeboro Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- North Wolfeboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Stockbridge Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Ossipee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes Corner, with the one closest to Hayes Corner listed first.
- Pittsfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Loudon Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Epsom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Chichester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Horse Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Allenstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boyce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Boyce is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes Corner, with the one closest to Hayes Corner listed first.
- Northwood Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Northwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nottingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Deerfield Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- James City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Newmarket
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Newington Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Newington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Epping
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stratham Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Seacrest Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes Corner, with the one closest to Hayes Corner listed first.
- Porter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Kezar Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Durgintown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes Corner, with the one closest to Hayes Corner listed first.
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Acton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Springvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shapleigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Sanford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Sanford is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
- North Shapleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Alfred
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mee Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- Ross Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ross Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
- North Berwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hayes Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Hayes Corner.
Cemeteries Near Hayes Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hayes 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 Hayes Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hayes Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hayes Corner, with the one closest to Hayes Corner listed first.
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nutes Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Joseph Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Walker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Joseph Walker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the south of Milton.
- The Joseph Walker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356717 <3>
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twombly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wentworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kimball Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Milton Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rochester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Hayes Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hayes Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hayes Corner, with the one closest to Hayes Corner listed first.
- Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- North Rochester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- West Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Center Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Lebanon is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Lebanon
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- East Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Lebanon is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lebanon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Lebanon is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lebanon
- Milton Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Mills is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Mills
- New Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hayes Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hayes Corner.
Newspapers Published in Hayes 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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayes Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hayes Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hayes Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hayes Corner:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Strafford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Oxford County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hayes Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hayes Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |