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 New Portsmouth (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 New Portsmouth. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
New Portsmouth 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 New Portsmouth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Portsmouth:
- Strafford County (The home county of New Portsmouth)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portsmouth, with the one closest to New Portsmouth listed first.
- Middleton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- New Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Dexter Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- East Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Strafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Strafford Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Bow Lake Village
(18 miles [29 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
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portsmouth, with the one closest to New Portsmouth listed first.
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alton Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Samoset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Barnstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Gilmanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Gilford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Gilmanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Laconia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Allens Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portsmouth, with the one closest to New Portsmouth listed first.
- Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- East Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Wolfeboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Woodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Fernald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wolfeboro Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Wolfeboro Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfeboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Wolfeboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Stockbridge Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Ossipee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Federal Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Grafton County
- Holderness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portsmouth, with the one closest to New Portsmouth listed first.
- Pittsfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Websters Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Epsom
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chichester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Shaker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Loudon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Northfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Canterbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allenstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portsmouth, with the one closest to New Portsmouth listed first.
- Northwood Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Northwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- James City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Deerfield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nottingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newmarket
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newington Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Newington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portsmouth, with the one closest to New Portsmouth listed first.
- West Baldwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Baldwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Steep Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Standish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portsmouth, with the one closest to New Portsmouth listed first.
- Porter
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Kezar Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Durgintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Hiram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- East Hiram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Rankins Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Brownfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portsmouth, with the one closest to New Portsmouth listed first.
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shapleigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mee Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- North Shapleigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Stevens Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- West Newfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ross Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ross Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
- Sprague City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sprague City is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- Sanford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Effingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Newfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Portsmouth, see our County-by-County Page for New Portsmouth.
Cemeteries Near New Portsmouth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Portsmouth.
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 New Portsmouth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Portsmouth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Portsmouth, with the one closest to New Portsmouth listed first.
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twombly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lovell Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milton Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lyford - Hutchins Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nutes Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Wolfeboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woods Cemetery is located in the vicinity of East Wakefield
- The Woods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perkins Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2572960 <2>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find New Portsmouth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Portsmouth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Portsmouth, with the one closest to New Portsmouth listed first.
- Middleton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Union
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Milton Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Milton Mills is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Mills
- New Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Acton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acton
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- South Wolfeboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- North Wakefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Wakefield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wakefield
- Alton Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Portsmouth. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Portsmouth.
Newspapers Published in New Portsmouth ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Portsmouth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Portsmouth, 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 New Portsmouth.
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 professional and volunteer 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 New Portsmouth:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Strafford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Cumberland 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> | 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 New Portsmouth, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Portsmouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |