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 Pine Grove Park (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 Pine Grove Park. 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 Pine Grove Park ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Grove Park: Pine Grv. Park
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 northwest 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 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.
Pine Grove Park 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 Pine Grove Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Grove Park:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Pine Grove Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Park, with the one closest to Pine Grove Park listed first.
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilson Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- North Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Hampstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Plaistow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Windham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Sandown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Derry Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Derry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Park, with the one closest to Pine Grove Park listed first.
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nashua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Litchfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Merrimack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Merrimack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Massabesic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Depot
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- South Merrimack
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Park, with the one closest to Pine Grove Park listed first.
- South Hooksett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Hooksett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Suncook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Epsom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Bow Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Pine Grove Park, with the one closest to Pine Grove Park listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madbury
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bow Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 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
- East Barrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Park, with the one closest to Pine Grove Park listed first.
- Ayers Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Tozier Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Methuen
(4 miles [6.4 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 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
- North Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Groveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Rocks Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Shawsheen Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- West Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- West Boxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Park, with the one closest to Pine Grove Park listed first.
- Dracut
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Collinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Tewksbury
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Ayres City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Middlesex Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- North Chelmsford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Princeton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- Tyngsbororough
(14 miles [22.5 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
- North Billerica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Billerica is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
- Chelmsford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
- Billerica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Billerica is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
- Dunstable
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Suffolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Park, with the one closest to Pine Grove Park listed first.
- Franklin Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Charlestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Chelsea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- Allston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- East Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Park, with the one closest to Pine Grove Park listed first.
- Shaker Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Harvard
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Still River is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Park, with the one closest to Pine Grove Park listed first.
- Kittery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Grove Park, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Grove Park.
Cemeteries Near Pine Grove Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Grove Park.
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 Pine Grove Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Grove Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Grove Park, with the one closest to Pine Grove Park listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978356 <2>
- Spear Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cemetery on the Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill Cemetery
- The Meeting House Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Burying Ground
- Old North Burying Ground
- Continue List (550 more) ...
- Searles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hilldale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<5>
While we didn't find Pine Grove Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Grove Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Grove Park, with the one closest to Pine Grove Park listed first.
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Salem Depot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Salem Depot is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Depot
- Ayers Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- North Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Methuen
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Ward Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Plaistow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Windham Depot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Windham Depot is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Depot
- Windham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Grove Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Grove Park.
Newspapers Published in Pine Grove Park ...
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 182 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Grove Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Grove Park, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Grove Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Pine Grove Park:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Grove Park) 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 Pine Grove Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |