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 Lee (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 Lee. 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 hospitals 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.
Lee 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 Lee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lee:
- Strafford County (The home county of Lee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Madbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- East Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Barrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Bow Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Strafford Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Rollinsford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Somersworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Barnstead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alton Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Carroll County
- Brookfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Massabesic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pinardville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Grasmere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- East Merrimack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Litchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goffstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Epsom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Websters Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Pittsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chichester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hooksett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Horse Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Martin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Pembroke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Hooksett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Suncook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Newmarket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newfields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Epping
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Northwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brentwood Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Corners
- Stratham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newington Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Newington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Exeter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Amesbury
(18 miles [29 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
- Merrimac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Salisbury
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Rocks Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Newburyport
(22 miles [35.4 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
- West Newbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Ayers Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Bradford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Newbury
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Byfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Groveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Eliot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Eliot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Berwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Berwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Admiralty Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Payneton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- Beech Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Kittery Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bedell Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Varney Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Varney Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lee, see our County-by-County Page for Lee.
Cemeteries Near Lee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lee.
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 Lee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gluke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Randall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Layne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence Yard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Latour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wiggin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Norton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Demeritt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- Durham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Budge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lee had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lee had a population of 4,597 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- South Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Lee is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
- Wadley Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wadley Falls is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley Falls
- North Epping
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Epping is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Epping
- South Barrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Newmarket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nottingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Madbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- North Nottingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Nottingham is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Nottingham
- Epping
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Barrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Stratham Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Sawyers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyers is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyers
- West Barrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barrington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lee.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lee ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lee.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lee. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lee and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lee.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of Lee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lee:
- 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
- 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> | 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 Lee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Lee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |