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 Rockingham (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 Rockingham. 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 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.
Rockingham 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 Rockingham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockingham:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Rockingham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Newfields
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stratham Station
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Newmarket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stratham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newington Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- North Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Rye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Brentwood Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brentwood Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Corners
- Epping
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brentwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belknap County
- Barnstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Massabesic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pelham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Pinardville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- East Merrimack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Epsom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Allenstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Hooksett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Pittsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Suncook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chichester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hooksett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pembroke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Horse Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Loudon Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Madbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Barrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Pickering
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Barrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rollinsford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somersworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <1>
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bow Lake Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Strafford Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Amesbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salisbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
- Merrimac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Newburyport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
- Rocks Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- West Newbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Newbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
- Bradford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Byfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Groveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Haverhill
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Newbury Old Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
- Ayers Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- South Eliot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Eliot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Admiralty Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kittery Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beech Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Bedell Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Payneton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- South Berwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- York Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- York Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockingham, see our County-by-County Page for Rockingham.
Cemeteries Near Rockingham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockingham.
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 Rockingham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockingham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Newfields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cheswell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brackett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pickering Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stratham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Cemetery
- The Stratham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Congregational Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Griffiths Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Wiggin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Latour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dudley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Rockingham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockingham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Stratham Station
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Stratham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newmarket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bayside is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wadley Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wadley Falls is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley Falls
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenland Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- South Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Lee is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- North Epping
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Epping is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Epping
- North Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Rye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockingham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockingham.
Newspapers Published in Rockingham ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockingham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockingham, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockingham.
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 Rockingham:
- 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
- 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> | 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 Rockingham, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |