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 Salisbury Heights (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 Salisbury Heights. 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 Salisbury Heights ...
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 Salisbury Heights: Salisbury Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Salisbury Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Salisbury Heights.
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 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.
Salisbury Heights 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 Salisbury Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Salisbury Heights:
- Merrimack County (The home county of Salisbury Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Salisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Wilmot Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Northfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lower Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lower Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Boscawen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Sanbornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gardners Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Gaza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winnisquam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- New Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Laconia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Lower Gilmanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Gilford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Big Rock Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Melvin Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moultonborough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Wolfeboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Wolfeboro Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfeboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Stoddard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- South Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Grafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Grafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Groton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Canaan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lockehaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Canaan Street
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Street is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Street
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Chase Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- North Weare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Hillsboro Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Hillsborough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Slab City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Weare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deering
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
- East Deering
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Holton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- North Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Deerfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- James City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Strafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dexter Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- New Durham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Davis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Twin Lakes Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Fernwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Georges Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grantham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Grantham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Croydon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Goshen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Croydon Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Salisbury Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Salisbury Heights.
Cemeteries Near Salisbury Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salisbury Heights.
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 Salisbury Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Salisbury Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bog Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corser Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbs - Swett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Proctor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hearth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Salisbury Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Salisbury Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Salisbury Heights, with the one closest to Salisbury Heights listed first.
- Salisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Salisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Salisbury is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- East Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- West Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Wilmot Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Warner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bagley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bagley is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Boscawen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Sutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Salisbury Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salisbury Heights.
Newspapers Published in Salisbury Heights ...
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 214 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salisbury Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salisbury Heights, 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 Salisbury Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Salisbury Heights:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Merrimack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll 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 Salisbury Heights, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Salisbury Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |