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 Sanborn (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 Sanborn. 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 doctors and 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.
Sanborn 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 Sanborn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sanborn:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Sanborn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanborn, with the one closest to Sanborn listed first.
- Sanborn Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sanborn Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Corners
- Nason Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
- Hampton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fogg Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Hampton Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seabrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hampton Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
- Great Boars Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- Monahan Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanborn, with the one closest to Sanborn listed first.
- Massabesic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Pelham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Merrimack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Litchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Merrimack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanborn, with the one closest to Sanborn listed first.
- South Hooksett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Allenstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Epsom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Gossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Hooksett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanborn, with the one closest to Sanborn listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Durham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lee
(13 miles [20.9 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
(15 miles [24.1 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Rollinsford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pickering
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Somersworth
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Bow Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanborn, with the one closest to Sanborn listed first.
- Amesbury
(5 miles [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
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Newburyport
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Merrimac
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- West Newbury
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Newbury
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Byfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Newbury Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
- Groveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Haverhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanborn, with the one closest to Sanborn listed first.
- North Reading
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- Dracut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Tewksbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- West Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Collinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Reading
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Ayres City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Wilmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanborn, with the one closest to Sanborn listed first.
- Kittery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Admiralty Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eliot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bedell Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Beech Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Payneton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- York Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- York Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- South Berwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- York
(20 miles [32.2 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 Sanborn, see our County-by-County Page for Sanborn.
Cemeteries Near Sanborn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sanborn.
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 Sanborn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sanborn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sanborn, with the one closest to Sanborn listed first.
- Westview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ye Old Neighborhood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pike Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pike Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Exeter.
- Sanborn - Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cram Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ring Swamp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- High Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Lower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winter Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Sanborn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sanborn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sanborn, with the one closest to Sanborn listed first.
- Kensington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hampton Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seabrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stratham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Amesbury
(5 miles [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
- South Seabrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- Powwow River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Powwow River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powwow River
- Salisbury Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salisbury Point is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Point
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Little Boars Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boars Head
- Rye Beach
(6 miles [9.7 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 Sanborn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sanborn.
Newspapers Published in Sanborn ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanborn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sanborn, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sanborn.
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 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 Sanborn:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Essex County
- Middlesex 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sanborn) 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 Sanborn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |