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 Rollinsford (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 Rollinsford. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Rollinsford is located in Strafford 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 Strafford County: York (ME), Belknap, Carroll, Merrimack & Rockingham.
Below are the counties that are near Rollinsford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rollinsford:
- Strafford County (The home county of Rollinsford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollinsford, with the one closest to Rollinsford listed first.
- Somersworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Pickering
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- East Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Barrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Lee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Glenmere Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollinsford, with the one closest to Rollinsford listed first.
- Barnstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alton Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollinsford, with the one closest to Rollinsford listed first.
- Brookfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- East Wakefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wakefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- South Wolfeboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollinsford, with the one closest to Rollinsford listed first.
- Epsom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Websters Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Allenstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chichester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Loudon Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollinsford, with the one closest to Rollinsford listed first.
- Newington Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Newington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seacrest Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- Portsmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newmarket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stratham Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Newfields
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
- Stratham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Northwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollinsford, with the one closest to Rollinsford listed first.
- Amesbury
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollinsford, with the one closest to Rollinsford listed first.
- South Berwick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Berwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Varney Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Varney Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
- Eliot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Berwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Payneton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- Agamenticus Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Agamenticus Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
- Beech Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Chases Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chases Pond is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
- South Eliot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Admiralty Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rollinsford, see our County-by-County Page for Rollinsford.
Cemeteries Near Rollinsford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rollinsford.
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 Rollinsford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rollinsford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rollinsford, with the one closest to Rollinsford listed first.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Town Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Town Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oldfields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Portland Station Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hussy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cocheco Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Somersworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Glade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 Rollinsford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rollinsford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rollinsford, with the one closest to Rollinsford listed first.
- South Berwick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Somersworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyers is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyers
- Madbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- North Berwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Agamenticus Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Agamenticus Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newington Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- East Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Gonic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gonic is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonic
- Newington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rollinsford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rollinsford.
Newspapers Published in Rollinsford ...
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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rollinsford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rollinsford, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rollinsford.
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 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 Rollinsford:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Strafford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham 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 Rollinsford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rollinsford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |