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 Onway Lake (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 Onway Lake. 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 Onway Lake ...
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 Onway Lake: Onway Lk.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Onway Lake 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 Onway Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Onway Lake:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Onway Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Onway Lake, with the one closest to Onway Lake listed first.
- Raymond
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Candia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Candia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deerfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brentwood Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brentwood Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Corners
- Epping
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- James City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Sandown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Onway Lake, with the one closest to Onway Lake listed first.
- Barnstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lower Gilmanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Gilmanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Allens Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alton Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Onway Lake, with the one closest to Onway Lake listed first.
- Massabesic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pinardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Reeds Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grasmere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- East Merrimack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Litchfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimack
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Goffstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pelham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Onway Lake, with the one closest to Onway Lake listed first.
- South Hooksett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Allenstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Suncook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hooksett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Epsom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Pembroke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chichester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Bow Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Bow
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Onway Lake, with the one closest to Onway Lake listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Bow Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Barrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Barrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Madbury
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Strafford Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Strafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Onway Lake, with the one closest to Onway Lake listed first.
- Ayers Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Merrimac
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Amesbury
(18 miles [29 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 southeast)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Tozier Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- West Newbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Methuen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Ward Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Groveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Lawrence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Onway Lake, with the one closest to Onway Lake listed first.
- Collinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Dracut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Tyngsbororough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Ayres City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Middlesex Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- North Chelmsford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Princeton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- Dunstable
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunstable is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Tewksbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- Chelmsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Onway Lake, with the one closest to Onway Lake listed first.
- Eliot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Eliot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Berwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Admiralty Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Berwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kittery Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beech Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Payneton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- Bedell Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- York Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- Varney Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Varney Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Onway Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Onway Lake.
Cemeteries Near Onway Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Onway Lake.
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 Onway Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Onway Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Onway Lake, with the one closest to Onway Lake listed first.
- East Candia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lovering Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Epping Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Merrill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prescott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (475 more) ...
- Gove Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Auburn Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Auburn.
- The Auburn Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auburn Cemetery
- Long Meadow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Onway Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Onway Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Onway Lake, with the one closest to Onway Lake listed first.
- Raymond
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Candia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Fremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Epping
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Epping is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Epping
- South Deerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Deerfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Candia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deerfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leavitts Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leavitts Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitts Hill
- Sandown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Epping
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Severance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Severance is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- North Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Danville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Danville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Onway Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Onway Lake.
Newspapers Published in Onway Lake ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Onway Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Onway Lake, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Onway Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Onway Lake:
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Onway Lake) 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 Onway Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |