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 Shaws Hill (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 Shaws Hill. 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 Shaws Hill ...
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.
While the name of this community is Shaws Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Shaws Hill may originally have been Shaw's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Shaws Hill might be written as Shaw Hill.
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.
Shaws Hill 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 Shaws Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shaws Hill:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Shaws Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaws Hill, with the one closest to Shaws Hill listed first.
- New Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Seacrest Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- Rye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Newington Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rye Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaws Hill, with the one closest to Shaws Hill listed first.
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madbury
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Rollinsford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somersworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Glenmere Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Pickering
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- East Barrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 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 Shaws Hill, with the one closest to Shaws Hill listed first.
- Amesbury
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Salisbury
(17 miles [27.4 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
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Newbury Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
- Newbury
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Merrimac
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- West Newbury
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Rowley
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Groveland
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaws Hill, with the one closest to Shaws Hill listed first.
- Admiralty Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kittery Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- South Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Beech Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- York Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- York Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- Eliot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Payneton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- York
(8 miles [12.9 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 <2>
- Chases Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chases Pond is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shaws Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Shaws Hill.
Cemeteries Near Shaws Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shaws Hill.
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 Shaws Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shaws Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shaws Hill, with the one closest to Shaws Hill listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Burying Yard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orchard Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Point of Grave Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dennett Family Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fernald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<5>
While we didn't find Shaws Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shaws Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shaws Hill, with the one closest to Shaws Hill listed first.
- New Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kittery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kittery Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bedell Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- South Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Rye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Greenland Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Seabury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seabury is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
- Newington Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rye Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- York Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shaws Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shaws Hill.
Newspapers Published in Shaws Hill ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shaws Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shaws Hill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shaws Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Shaws Hill:
- 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> | 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shaws Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Shaws Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |