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 North Epping (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 North Epping. 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 North Epping ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Epping: N. Epping
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
North Epping is located in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County: Essex (MA), York (ME), Hillsborough, Merrimack & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near North Epping. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Epping:
- Rockingham County (The home county of North Epping)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Epping, with the one closest to North Epping listed first.
- Epping
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nottingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brentwood Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Corners
- Newfields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newmarket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stratham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stratham Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Exeter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Candia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Epping, with the one closest to North Epping listed first.
- Barnstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alton Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Allens Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Gilmanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Epping, with the one closest to North Epping listed first.
- Massabesic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pinardville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Reeds Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grasmere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- East Merrimack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Litchfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goffstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Epping, with the one closest to North Epping listed first.
- Epsom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Allenstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- South Hooksett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Pittsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Hooksett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pembroke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Suncook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chichester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Bow Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Epping, with the one closest to North Epping listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Madbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Barrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Barrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Bow Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- 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
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Strafford Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rollinsford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somersworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <1>
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Epping, with the one closest to North Epping listed first.
- Merrimac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Amesbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Rocks Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
- West Newbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Ayers Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Bradford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Newburyport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
- Groveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Ward Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Byfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Newbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Epping, with the one closest to North Epping listed first.
- Collinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Dracut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Epping, with the one closest to North Epping listed first.
- South Eliot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Eliot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Admiralty Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Berwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Berwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kittery Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beech Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Payneton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- Bedell Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- York Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- York Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- York is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Epping, see our County-by-County Page for North Epping.
Cemeteries Near North Epping ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Epping.
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 North Epping - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Epping covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Epping, with the one closest to North Epping listed first.
- Ladd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- The Ladd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ladd Home Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540248 <2>
- Burley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lawrence Yard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cilley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rollins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Plumer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rollins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prescott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wiggin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Hodgdon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Latour Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Epping had a population of 54 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Epping, with the one closest to North Epping listed first.
- Epping
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Lee is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
- West Epping
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Epping is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Epping
- Wadley Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wadley Falls is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley Falls
- Nottingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Nottingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Nottingham is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Nottingham
- Newmarket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stratham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- South Barrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Exeter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stratham Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Epping. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Epping.
Newspapers Published in North Epping ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Epping.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Epping, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Epping.
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 North Epping:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Essex County
- Middlesex 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 North Epping, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Epping) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |