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 Merrill 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 Merrill 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 Merrill 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 Merrill Corners: Merrill 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 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.
Merrill 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 Merrill Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Merrill Corners:
- Strafford County (The home county of Merrill Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrill Corners, with the one closest to Merrill Corners listed first.
- Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Strafford Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Dexter Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Strafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Bow Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Barrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrill Corners, with the one closest to Merrill Corners listed first.
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alton Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Gilmanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Alton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Allens Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Spring Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- Samoset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gilford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrill Corners, with the one closest to Merrill Corners listed first.
- Brookfield
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Wolfeboro Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wolfeboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Wakefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fernald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wakefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wolfeboro Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Woodman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- North Wolfeboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- 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
- 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
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrill Corners, with the one closest to Merrill Corners listed first.
- Massabesic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrill Corners, with the one closest to Merrill Corners listed first.
- Pittsfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Epsom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Gossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Loudon Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Chichester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Horse Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Allenstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Pembroke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Suncook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrill Corners, with the one closest to Merrill Corners listed first.
- Northwood Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Northwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- James City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Deerfield Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newmarket
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Epping
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newington Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Newington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Candia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newfields
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrill Corners, with the one closest to Merrill Corners listed first.
- Berwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Berwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Berwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Varney Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Varney Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
- Acton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Sanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Sanford is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
- Shapleigh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eliot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alfred
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Merrill Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Merrill Corners.
Cemeteries Near Merrill Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merrill 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 Merrill Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Merrill Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Merrill Corners, with the one closest to Merrill Corners listed first.
- Kimball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- William Gray Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Strafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cimetiere Du Ste. Rosaire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Joseph Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Babb - Foss Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caverly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Caverly Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mont - Calvaire Cimetiere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Cold Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Merrill Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Merrill Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Merrill Corners, with the one closest to Merrill Corners listed first.
- Strafford Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Center Strafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Strafford is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Strafford
- Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gonic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gonic is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonic
- North Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Strafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Barrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pickering
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Barnstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Barnstead is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barnstead
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Merrill Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merrill Corners.
Newspapers Published in Merrill 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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Merrill Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merrill 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 Merrill 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 Merrill 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merrill 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 Merrill Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |