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 Loudon (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 Loudon. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Loudon is located in Merrimack 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 Merrimack County: Belknap, Grafton, Hillsborough, Rockingham, Strafford & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Loudon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loudon:
- Merrimack County (The home county of Loudon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loudon, with the one closest to Loudon listed first.
- Horse Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Loudon Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Chichester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Shaker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Boyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boyce is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Websters Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Canterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Penacook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Penacook is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penacook
- Gossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Boscawen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loudon, with the one closest to Loudon listed first.
- Allens Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Lower Gilmanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Barnstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gilmanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winnisquam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sanbornton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laconia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alton Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loudon, with the one closest to Loudon listed first.
- South Wolfeboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Wolfeboro Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfeboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Fernald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Stockbridge Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Wolfeboro Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Tuftonboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Federal Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Melvin Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Wolfeboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Water Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Water Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loudon, with the one closest to Loudon listed first.
- South Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Bristol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loudon, with the one closest to Loudon listed first.
- Grasmere
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Chase Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- North Weare
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Weare
(18 miles [29 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>
- Goffstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Massabesic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Slab City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pinardville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Tavern Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- East Deering
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loudon, with the one closest to Loudon listed first.
- Northwood Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Deerfield Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- James City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Northwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Candia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Candia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nottingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loudon, with the one closest to Loudon listed first.
- Strafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bow Lake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Dexter Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- New Durham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- East Barrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- North Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Middleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Sullivan County
- Twin Lakes Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- York County (ME)
- Berwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loudon, see our County-by-County Page for Loudon.
Cemeteries Near Loudon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loudon.
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 Loudon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Loudon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loudon, with the one closest to Loudon listed first.
- Loudon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lovering Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horse Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Fort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knowlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Shell Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Loudon had a population of 218 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Loudon had a population of 5,697 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Loudon, with the one closest to Loudon listed first.
- East Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Chichester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- North Chichester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Chichester is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chichester
- West Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Concord
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Canterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penacook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Penacook is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penacook
- Short Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Short Falls is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Falls
- Gossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Pittsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boscawen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bow Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bow Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mills
- Bow Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Loudon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loudon.
Newspapers Published in Loudon ...
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 249 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loudon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loudon, 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 Loudon.
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 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 Loudon:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Merrimack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Sullivan 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 Loudon, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loudon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |