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 Hornetown (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 Hornetown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hornetown 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 Hornetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hornetown:
- Strafford County (The home county of Hornetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornetown, with the one closest to Hornetown listed first.
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Davis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Strafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- North Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Bow Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornetown, with the one closest to Hornetown listed first.
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alton Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Gilmanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Gilmanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Samoset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Allens Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornetown, with the one closest to Hornetown listed first.
- Brookfield
(13 miles [20.9 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 north)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Wolfeboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wolfeboro Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Wakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fernald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wolfeboro Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- North Wolfeboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Stockbridge Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Woodman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Federal Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Ossipee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornetown, with the one closest to Hornetown listed first.
- Massabesic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornetown, with the one closest to Hornetown listed first.
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Websters Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Epsom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Gossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Chichester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Loudon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Allenstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Pembroke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornetown, with the one closest to Hornetown listed first.
- Northwood Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Northwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- James City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Deerfield Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nottingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Candia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newmarket
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Epping
(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
- East Candia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Raymond
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County (ME)
- Porter
(30 miles [48.3 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
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornetown, with the one closest to Hornetown listed first.
- Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Berwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shapleigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Berwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Sanford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Sanford is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
- North Berwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Varney Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Varney Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
- North Shapleigh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Mee Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- Alfred
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hornetown, see our County-by-County Page for Hornetown.
Cemeteries Near Hornetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hornetown.
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 Hornetown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hornetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hornetown, with the one closest to Hornetown listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pitman Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Babb - Foss Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nutes Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jonathan Perkins Gravesite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jonathan Emerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Barnstead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- William Gray Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Joseph Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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<3> to the south of Milton.
- The Joseph Walker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356717 <2>
- Barnstead Centre Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Center Strafford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Hornetown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hornetown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hornetown, with the one closest to Hornetown listed first.
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Davis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Strafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Strafford Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- New Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Barnstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Barnstead is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barnstead
- Center Strafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Center Strafford is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Strafford
- North Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Center Barnstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- West Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hornetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hornetown.
Newspapers Published in Hornetown ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hornetown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hornetown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hornetown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Hornetown:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Strafford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Oxford 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hornetown) 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 Hornetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |