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 Seabrook 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 Seabrook 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 Seabrook 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 Seabrook Beach: Seabrook 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 doctors and 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.
Seabrook 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 Seabrook Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seabrook Beach:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Seabrook Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seabrook Beach, with the one closest to Seabrook Beach listed first.
- Hampton Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
- Great Boars Head
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- South Seabrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- Seabrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hampton Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fogg Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- North Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nason Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
- Sanborn Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sanborn Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Corners
- Rye Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kensington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seabrook Beach, with the one closest to Seabrook Beach listed first.
- Pelham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Massabesic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seabrook Beach, with the one closest to Seabrook Beach listed first.
- Durham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glenmere Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rollinsford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Barrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Pickering
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Somersworth
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bow Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seabrook Beach, with the one closest to Seabrook Beach listed first.
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Newburyport
(5 miles [8 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
- Amesbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Newbury Old Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
- Newbury
(8 miles [12.9 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
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Byfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Rowley
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 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
- 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
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seabrook Beach, with the one closest to Seabrook Beach listed first.
- North Reading
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- West Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Dracut
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Reading
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 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
- Wakefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- Wilmington
(29 miles [46.7 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
- 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
- Collinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Lowell
(30 miles [48.3 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
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seabrook Beach, with the one closest to Seabrook Beach listed first.
- Admiralty Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kittery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Eliot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Bedell Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Beech Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Eliot
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- York Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- York Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- Payneton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Cape Neddick
(22 miles [35.4 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 Seabrook Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Seabrook Beach.
Cemeteries Near Seabrook Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seabrook 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 Seabrook Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seabrook Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seabrook Beach, with the one closest to Seabrook Beach listed first.
- Lower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- True Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- First Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ring Swamp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (382 more) ...
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Seabrook Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seabrook Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seabrook Beach, with the one closest to Seabrook Beach listed first.
- South Seabrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- Seabrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salisbury Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salisbury Beach is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Beach
- Hampton Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury Point is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Point
- Newburyport
(5 miles [8 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
- Little Boars Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boars Head
- North Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amesbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Rye Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Rye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Kensington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 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 Seabrook Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seabrook Beach.
Newspapers Published in Seabrook 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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seabrook Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seabrook Beach, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seabrook 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 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 Seabrook Beach:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough 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> | 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> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <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 Seabrook Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Seabrook Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |