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 Hollis (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 Hollis. 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.
Hollis is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Essex (MA), Middlesex (MA), Worcester (MA), Cheshire, Merrimack, Rockingham & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Hollis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hollis:
- Hillsborough County (The home county of Hollis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollis, with the one closest to Hollis listed first.
- Hollis Depot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Brookline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Merrimack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- East Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- Nashua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Litchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mason is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
- Merrimack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Merrimack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollis, with the one closest to Hollis listed first.
- Rindge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jaffrey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Rindge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Bonds Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
- Eastview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Dublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollis, with the one closest to Hollis listed first.
- Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- South Hooksett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Dunbarton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Hooksett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bow is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <1>
- Suncook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Allenstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bow Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollis, with the one closest to Hollis listed first.
- Londonderry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Windham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Derry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Derry Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- North Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Hubbard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollis, with the one closest to Hollis listed first.
- Haggetts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- Ayers Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Lawrence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Methuen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Tozier Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- West Andover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Andover
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Lowell Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- North Andover
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Shawsheen Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- Ward Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollis, with the one closest to Hollis listed first.
- Babbatasset Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
- East Pepperell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
- Pepperell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
- Dunstable
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunstable is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Townsend Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Townsend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Paper Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- West Townsend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- Groton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Groton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
- West Groton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Tyngsbororough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- Old City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollis, with the one closest to Hollis listed first.
- Lunenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Shaker Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Lunenburg Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Fitchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- South Fitchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
- Harvard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Blackburn Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Still River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Still River is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Ashburnham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Leominster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leominster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Lane Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- North Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hollis, see our County-by-County Page for Hollis.
Cemeteries Near Hollis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hollis.
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 Hollis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hollis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hollis, with the one closest to Hollis listed first.
- South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Louis De Gonzagues Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Pepperell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pepperell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Pepperell (MA).
- The Pepperell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Street Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #PEP.801 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980734 <3>
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Hollis had a population of 321 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hollis had a population of 8,123 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hollis, with the one closest to Hollis listed first.
- Brookline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollis Depot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- South Merrimack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Pepperell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
- East Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- East Pepperell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
- Blood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood
- Nashua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Townsend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Townsend Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Dunstable
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunstable is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Townsend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hollis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hollis.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hollis ...
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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hollis.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hollis. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hollis and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hollis.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> of Hollis.
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 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 Hollis:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Hillsborough County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheshire County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Worcester 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <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> | 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 Hollis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Hollis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |