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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 Rowes Corner (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 Rowes Corner. 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 Rowes Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Rowes Corner: Rowes Cor. (or less commonly used: Rowes Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Rowes Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rowes Corner may originally have been Rowe's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rowes Corner might be written as Rowe Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rowes Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rowes Corner.
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 northeast 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 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.
Rowes Corner 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 Rowes Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rowes Corner:
- Merrimack County (The home county of Rowes Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowes Corner, with the one closest to Rowes Corner listed first.
- Hooksett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- South Hooksett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Suncook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bow
(9 miles [14.5 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 <2>
- Epsom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Bow Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Horse Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Chichester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowes Corner, with the one closest to Rowes Corner listed first.
- Barnstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lower Gilmanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Allens Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Alton Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sanbornton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Winnisquam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowes Corner, with the one closest to Rowes Corner listed first.
- Massabesic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Grasmere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goffstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- East Merrimack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Merrimack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Litchfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tavern Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowes Corner, with the one closest to Rowes Corner listed first.
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Candia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Candia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Deerfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- James City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Derry Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Derry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowes Corner, with the one closest to Rowes Corner listed first.
- Bow Lake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Glenmere Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Strafford Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Durham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dexter Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Madbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Pickering
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Davis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowes Corner, with the one closest to Rowes Corner listed first.
- Ayers Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Tozier Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Merrimac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Methuen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Ward Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Rocks Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Amesbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Groveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- West Newbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowes Corner, with the one closest to Rowes Corner listed first.
- Collinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Dracut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Dunstable
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dunstable is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Tyngsbororough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- Babbatasset Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
- East Pepperell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
- Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- North Chelmsford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Pepperell
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Ayres City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Middlesex Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- Princeton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowes Corner, with the one closest to Rowes Corner listed first.
- Eliot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Rowes Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Rowes Corner.
Cemeteries Near Rowes Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rowes Corner.
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 Rowes Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rowes Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rowes Corner, with the one closest to Rowes Corner listed first.
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Auburn Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Auburn.
- The Auburn Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auburn Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West River Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Davis - Cate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Suncook.
- The St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980424 <4>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amoskeag Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faith Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manchester Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (470 more) ...
- East Candia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Merrill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Rowes Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rowes Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rowes Corner, with the one closest to Rowes Corner listed first.
- Martin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Massabesic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Severance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Severance is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hooksett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Candia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leavitts Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leavitts Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitts Hill
- Suncook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Candia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- South Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Deerfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rowes Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rowes Corner.
Newspapers Published in Rowes Corner ...
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 197 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rowes Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rowes Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rowes Corner.
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 Rowes Corner:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Merrimack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Rowes Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Rowes Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |