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 Pembroke (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 Pembroke. 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 Pembroke ...
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 Pembroke: N. Pembroke
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Pembroke. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Pembroke.
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 Pembroke 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 North Pembroke. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Pembroke:
- Merrimack County (The home county of North Pembroke)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- Horse Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Chichester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Epsom
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Suncook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bow Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Loudon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- East Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Bow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bow is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <1>
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- Barnstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Gilmanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Allens Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Gilmanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gardners Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Tilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alton Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sanbornton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Winnisquam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Laconia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- South Wolfeboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- Massabesic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Grasmere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pinardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Goffstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weare
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- North Weare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Tavern Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- Chase Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Slab City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- New Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Deering
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- James City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Deerfield Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Candia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- East Candia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Northwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Raymond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- Bow Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Strafford Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Davis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- New Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Lee
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Glenmere Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Farmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- York County (ME)
- Berwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Pembroke, see our County-by-County Page for North Pembroke.
Cemeteries Near North Pembroke ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Pembroke.
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 Pembroke - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Pembroke covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- Horse Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Knowlton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pembroke Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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<2> 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 <3>
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gossville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McClary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (395 more) ...
- Old Fort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Hampshire State Hospital Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 North Pembroke in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Pembroke.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Pembroke, with the one closest to North Pembroke listed first.
- Short Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Short Falls is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Falls
- Allenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chichester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- North Chichester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Chichester is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chichester
- Bow Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Bow Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bow Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mills
- Suncook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Epsom
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Loudon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Websters Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- East Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Bow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bow is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Pembroke. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Pembroke.
Newspapers Published in North Pembroke ...
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 219 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Pembroke.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Pembroke, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Pembroke.
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 websites either 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 Pembroke:
- 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
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Pembroke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 North Pembroke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |