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 Pelham (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 Pelham. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Pelham is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Essex (MA), Middlesex (MA), Worcester (MA), Cheshire, Merrimack, Rockingham & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Pelham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pelham:
- Hillsborough County (The home county of Pelham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelham, with the one closest to Pelham listed first.
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nashua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Litchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Depot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- East Merrimack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Merrimack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- South Merrimack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Hollis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- Amherst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelham, with the one closest to Pelham listed first.
- South Hooksett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Martin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Hooksett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Suncook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Allenstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Dunbarton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelham, with the one closest to Pelham listed first.
- Windham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Londonderry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Derry Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Derry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hubbard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Atkinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Hampstead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Strafford County
- Glenmere Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelham, with the one closest to Pelham listed first.
- Tozier Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Methuen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Ayers Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Haggetts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- North Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- West Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Shawsheen Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- Ward Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Lowell Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelham, with the one closest to Pelham listed first.
- Collinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Dracut
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Lowell
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Middlesex Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- Tyngsbororough
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Ayres City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Princeton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- North Chelmsford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Chelmsford
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Tewksbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- Dunstable
(9 miles [14.5 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
- North Billerica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Billerica is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelham, with the one closest to Pelham listed first.
- Wellesley Farms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Brookline Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Wellesley Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Babson Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Needham Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Suffolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelham, with the one closest to Pelham listed first.
- Franklin Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Allston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Chelsea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- Revere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Charlestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Bay Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- East Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Jamaica Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- South Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Winthrop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelham, with the one closest to Pelham listed first.
- Shaker Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Harvard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Lunenburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Still River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Still River is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Lunenburg Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Bolton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- North Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- South Fitchburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
- Fitchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- Lancaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
- Leominster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leominster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pelham, see our County-by-County Page for Pelham.
Cemeteries Near Pelham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pelham.
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 Pelham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pelham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pelham, with the one closest to Pelham listed first.
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Atwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gumpas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Israel Brotherhood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Casimirs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gould Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spear Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cemetery on the Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery on the Hill
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cemetery on the Hill is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102809 <2>
- Continue List (567 more) ...
- Cemetery on the Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sherburne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamblett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblett Cemetery
- The Hamblett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garrison House Burial Ground
- Little Burial Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LOW.807 <4>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91050 <2>
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pelham had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Pelham had a population of 14,306 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pelham, with the one closest to Pelham listed first.
- Collinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- West Windham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Windham is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windham
- Dracut
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Windham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hudson Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Center
- Tyngsbororough
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Middlesex Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- Lowell
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Salem Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Depot is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Depot
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Chelmsford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Bleachery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bleachery is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleachery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windham Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Windham Depot is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Depot
- Nashua
(7 miles [11.3 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 Pelham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pelham.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pelham ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pelham.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pelham. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pelham and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pelham.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of Pelham.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pelham:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Hillsborough County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pelham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <5> | 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 Pelham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |