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 Leighton Corners (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 Leighton Corners. 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 Leighton Corners ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Leighton Corners: Leighton Cors.
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 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.
Leighton Corners 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 Leighton Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leighton Corners:
- Strafford County (The home county of Leighton Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighton Corners, with the one closest to Leighton Corners listed first.
- Strafford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dexter Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Strafford Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Bow Lake Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- New Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- East Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- East Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 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 Leighton Corners, with the one closest to Leighton Corners listed first.
- Barnstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alton Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- West Alton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- Gilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Samoset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Gardners Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighton Corners, with the one closest to Leighton Corners listed first.
- South Wolfeboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Wolfeboro Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wolfeboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fernald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wolfeboro Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Stockbridge Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- North Wolfeboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- East Wakefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Federal Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Woodman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Tuftonboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighton Corners, with the one closest to Leighton Corners listed first.
- Massabesic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grasmere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Pinardville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Goffstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Weare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Weare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <1>
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighton Corners, with the one closest to Leighton Corners listed first.
- Pittsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Websters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Epsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Loudon Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Chichester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Horse Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Loudon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allenstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Pembroke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighton Corners, with the one closest to Leighton Corners listed first.
- Northwood Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Northwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- James City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Deerfield Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nottingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Candia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Candia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Raymond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Epping
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newmarket
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brentwood Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Corners
- Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighton Corners, with the one closest to Leighton Corners listed first.
- Berwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Berwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Acton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Berwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Varney Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Varney Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
- Sanford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eliot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Sanford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Sanford is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
- Shapleigh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- North Shapleigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leighton Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Leighton Corners.
Cemeteries Near Leighton Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leighton Corners.
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 Leighton Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leighton Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leighton Corners, with the one closest to Leighton Corners listed first.
- Babb - Foss Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Barnstead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pitman Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jonathan Perkins Gravesite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jonathan Emerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Strafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barnstead Centre Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bartlett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Caverly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Caverly Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnstead Parade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Leighton Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leighton Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leighton Corners, with the one closest to Leighton Corners listed first.
- Strafford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Barnstead
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Barnstead is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barnstead
- Center Strafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center Strafford is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Strafford
- Center Barnstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Barnstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Northwood Narrows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northwood Narrows is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Narrows
- Northwood Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Northwood Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Center
- Northwood Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Pittsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Websters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Northwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Barrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barrington
- Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leighton Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leighton Corners.
Newspapers Published in Leighton Corners ...
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 187 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leighton Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leighton Corners, 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 Leighton Corners.
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 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 Leighton Corners:
- 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
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leighton Corners) 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 Leighton Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |