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 Riverhill (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 Riverhill. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Riverhill 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 Riverhill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverhill:
- Merrimack County (The home county of Riverhill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverhill, with the one closest to Riverhill listed first.
- Penacook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Penacook is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penacook
- Boyce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyce is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- East Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Boscawen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopkinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Contoocook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Canterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Loudon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Lower Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lower Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverhill, with the one closest to Riverhill listed first.
- Allens Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Gardners Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Tilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sanbornton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Gilmanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Barnstead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gaza
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Winnisquam
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laconia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverhill, with the one closest to Riverhill listed first.
- Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Stoddard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Marlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverhill, with the one closest to Riverhill listed first.
- South Alexandria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Bristol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverhill, with the one closest to Riverhill listed first.
- Chase Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- North Weare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Slab City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Weare
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Goffstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tavern Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- East Deering
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Grasmere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Deering
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
- Hillsborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
- Hillsborough has also been known as:
- Hillsboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <1>
- Hillsboro Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Holton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Holton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverhill, with the one closest to Riverhill listed first.
- Deerfield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- James City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Candia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Northwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Candia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Raymond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Nottingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Derry Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverhill, with the one closest to Riverhill listed first.
- Strafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bow Lake Village
(23 miles [37 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
- Dexter Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Davis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- New Durham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Barrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Barrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverhill, with the one closest to Riverhill listed first.
- Twin Lakes Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Fernwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Georges Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Goshen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lempster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lempster is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lempster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Croydon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Grantham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverhill, see our County-by-County Page for Riverhill.
Cemeteries Near Riverhill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverhill.
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 Riverhill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverhill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverhill, with the one closest to Riverhill listed first.
- Horse Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blossom Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blossom Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Concord.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102789 <2>
- Concord Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Concord.
- The Concord Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102803 <2>
- Blackwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Contoocook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Old North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Fort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Riverhill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverhill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverhill, with the one closest to Riverhill listed first.
- West Concord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Concord
- Penacook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Penacook is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penacook
- Tyler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tyler is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Boscawen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopkinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Contoocook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Davisville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Bow Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Canterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Hopkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Hopkinton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hopkinton
- Bow Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bow Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mills
- Bow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Riverhill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverhill.
Newspapers Published in Riverhill ...
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 226 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverhill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverhill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverhill.
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 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 Riverhill:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Merrimack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Cheshire County
- Grafton County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Sullivan 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> | 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 Riverhill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Riverhill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |