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 Rye North Beach (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 Rye North Beach. 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 Rye North Beach ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rye North Beach: Rye North Bch.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rye North Beach 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 Rye North Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rye North Beach:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Rye North Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rye North Beach, with the one closest to Rye North Beach listed first.
- Rye
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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>
- Rye Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- New Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Portsmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Seacrest Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- North Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Great Boars Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rye North Beach, with the one closest to Rye North Beach listed first.
- Durham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmere Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Madbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Lee
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- Rollinsford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Somersworth
(18 miles [29 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>
- East Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Pickering
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rye North Beach, with the one closest to Rye North Beach listed first.
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
- Amesbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Newburyport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
- Newbury Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
- Newbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
- Merrimac
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Rocks Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- West Newbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Byfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Rowley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rowley is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Bay View
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bay View is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rye North Beach, with the one closest to Rye North Beach listed first.
- Admiralty Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kittery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Eliot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Bedell Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Beech Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- York Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- York Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- Eliot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Payneton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- Chases Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chases Pond is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
- Cape Neddick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Neddick is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rye North Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Rye North Beach.
Cemeteries Near Rye North Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rye North Beach.
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 Rye North Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rye North Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rye North Beach, with the one closest to Rye North Beach listed first.
- Wedgewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rye Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Central Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rye Central Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Portsmouth.
- The Rye Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Central Cemetery
- Central Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1602470 <3>
- South Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Point of Grave Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Burying Yard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orchard Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Rye North Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rye North Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rye North Beach, with the one closest to Rye North Beach listed first.
- Rye
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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>
- West Rye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Rye Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Boars Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boars Head
- Portsmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenland Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
- Kittery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kittery Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Eliot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bedell Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rye North Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rye North Beach.
Newspapers Published in Rye North Beach ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rye North Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rye North Beach, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rye North Beach.
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 websites either 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 Rye North Beach:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rye North Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Rye North Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |