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 Rye (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 Rye. 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 Rye 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 New Rye. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Rye:
- Merrimack County (The home county of New Rye)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rye, with the one closest to New Rye listed first.
- Allenstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Epsom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chichester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Suncook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Hooksett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rye, with the one closest to New Rye listed first.
- Barnstead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lower Gilmanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Allens Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alton Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- Tilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winnisquam
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sanbornton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rye, with the one closest to New Rye listed first.
- South Wolfeboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Wolfeboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wolfeboro Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brookfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 New Rye, with the one closest to New Rye listed first.
- Massabesic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grasmere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Pinardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Goffstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tavern Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- North Weare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Weare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Chase Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- Slab City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- New Boston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rye, with the one closest to New Rye listed first.
- Deerfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- James City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Candia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Northwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Candia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Raymond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Epping
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rye, with the one closest to New Rye listed first.
- Bow Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Strafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dexter Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Strafford Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- East Barrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Glenmere Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
- Davis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Farmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rye, with the one closest to New Rye listed first.
- Ayers Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Tozier Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Merrimac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rye, with the one closest to New Rye listed first.
- Berwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eliot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Berwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Eliot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Rye, see our County-by-County Page for New Rye.
Cemeteries Near New Rye ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Rye.
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 Rye - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Rye covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Rye, with the one closest to New Rye listed first.
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McClary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gossville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Suncook.
- The St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980424 <2>
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whittier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knowlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (419 more) ...
- Pine Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find New Rye in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Rye.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Rye, with the one closest to New Rye listed first.
- Short Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Short Falls is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Falls
- Allenstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Epsom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Chichester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Suncook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leavitts Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leavitts Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitts Hill
- North Chichester
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Chichester is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chichester
- Northwood Narrows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood Narrows is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Narrows
- Websters Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Hooksett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Deerfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Deerfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Rye. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Rye.
Newspapers Published in New Rye ...
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 218 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Rye.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Rye, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Rye.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Rye:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Merrimack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford 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> | 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- New Rye) 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 New Rye, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |