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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Richardson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Richardson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Richardson, please Contact Us.
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 Richardson (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 Richardson. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Richardson is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Richardson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richardson:
- Hillsborough County (The home county of Richardson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Milford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- Wilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mont Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Merrimack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Lyndeborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndeborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
- South Lyndeborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyndeborough
- West Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- Brookline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hollis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mason is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Jaffrey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bonds Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
- Rindge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Rindge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Eastview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Dublin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harrisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Marlborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- South Hooksett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Dunbarton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Hooksett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Suncook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pembroke
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bow Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Henniker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hopkinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Allenstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Contoocook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Londonderry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Derry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Derry Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Windham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hubbard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- North Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hampstead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Candia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Candia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Ayers Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Methuen
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Tozier Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Haggetts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- North Andover
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Ward Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Andover
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
- West Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Bradford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Lowell Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- West Townsend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- Pepperell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
- Townsend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Townsend Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Babbatasset Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
- East Pepperell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
- Ashby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Old City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- South Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Paper Mill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Dunstable
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunstable is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Groton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Groton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
- West Groton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Lunenburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Fitchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- Ashburnham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Blackburn Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Lane Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- South Fitchburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
- Winchendon Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Pequoig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- South Ashburnham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
- Lunenburg Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg Station
- Shaker Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Winchendon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Leominster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leominster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richardson, see our County-by-County Page for Richardson.
Cemeteries Near Richardson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richardson.
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 Richardson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richardson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- North Yard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Milford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103081 <3>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadow View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Yard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cricket Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vale End Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pratt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Lyndeborough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.
Richardson itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Milford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pratt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- South Merrimack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Lyndeborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndeborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
- South Lyndeborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyndeborough
- West Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- Brookline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mason is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hollis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood
- Temple
(9 miles [14.5 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 Richardson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richardson.
Newspapers Published in Richardson ...
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 248 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richardson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richardson, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richardson.
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 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 Richardson:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Hillsborough County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheshire County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Worcester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Richardson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Richardson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |