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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 Short Falls (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 Short Falls. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Short Falls is located in Merrimack County.

To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties 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 Short Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Short Falls:

  • Merrimack County     (The home county of Short Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short Falls, with the one closest to Short Falls listed first.
    • Epsom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epsom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
      • Epsom is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epsom <2>
    • Gossville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
      • Gossville is located in Merrimack County
    • Chichester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Allenstown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Horse Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
      • Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Websters Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Websters Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
      • Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
    • Pembroke
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pembroke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
    • Suncook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittsfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Loudon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
      • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <2>
    • Hooksett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Concord
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • East Concord
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
      • East Concord is located in Merrimack County
  • Belknap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short Falls, with the one closest to Short Falls listed first.
    • Barnstead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstead
      • Barnstead is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,777 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnstead <2>
    • Lower Gilmanton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Gilmanton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
      • Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
    • Allens Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
      • Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
    • Gilmanton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Belmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Alton Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Alton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
    • Gardners Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gardners Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
      • Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
    • Tilton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <2>
    • Winnisquam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winnisquam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnisquam
      • Winnisquam is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnisquam <2>
    • Sanbornton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanbornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanbornton
      • Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanbornton <2>
    • Laconia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Gilford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
      • Gilford is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <2>
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short Falls, with the one closest to Short Falls listed first.
    • South Wolfeboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
      • South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
    • Wolfeboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Wolfeboro Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Brookfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • Fernald
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
      • Fernald is located in Carroll County
    • Wolfeboro Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
      • Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short Falls, with the one closest to Short Falls listed first.
    • Massabesic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
      • Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
    • Manchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Grasmere
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
      • Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
    • Pinardville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
      • Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Goffstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffstown
      • Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goffstown <2>
    • Bedford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
    • North Weare
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Weare. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
      • North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
    • Weare
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
      • Weare is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <2>
    • Tavern Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tavern Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
      • Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Chase Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
      • Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Slab City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Reeds Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
      • Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
    • New Boston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short Falls, with the one closest to Short Falls listed first.
    • Deerfield Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
      • Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
    • James City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
      • James City is located in Rockingham County
    • Deerfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <2>
    • Northwood Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northwood Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
      • Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
    • Candia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candia
      • Candia is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candia <2>
    • Northwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • East Candia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
      • East Candia is located in Rockingham County
    • Auburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,626 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
    • Nottingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Raymond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <2>
    • Chester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Epping
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
      • Epping is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epping <2>
    • Fremont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Strafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short Falls, with the one closest to Short Falls listed first.
    • Bow Lake Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
      • Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
      • Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
      • Bow Lake
    • Strafford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dexter Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
      • Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
    • Barrington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Strafford Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strafford Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
      • Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
    • Lee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Lee is located in Strafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
    • Davis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Strafford County
    • Glenmere Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
      • Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
    • New Durham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Place
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
      • Place is located in Strafford County
    • Rochester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Durham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Strafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
  • Essex County (MA)
    • Ayers Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
      • Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
  • York County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short Falls, with the one closest to Short Falls listed first.
    • Berwick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Eliot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eliot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
      • Eliot is located in York County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eliot <2>
    • South Berwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in York County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
    • South Eliot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Eliot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
      • South Eliot is located in York County (ME)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Short Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Short Falls.

Cemeteries Near Short Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Short Falls.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Short Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Short Falls, with the one closest to Short Falls listed first.

  • Evans Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McClary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gossville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Knowlton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowlton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowlton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whittier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Ground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Horse Corner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horse Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horse Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pembroke Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembroke Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembroke Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the west of Suncook.
    • The St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980424 <4>
  • Continue List   (407 more) ...
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Griffin Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2600460 <4>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Short Falls had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Short Falls, with the one closest to Short Falls listed first.

  • Epsom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epsom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
    • Epsom is located in Merrimack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epsom <2>
  • Gossville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
    • Gossville is located in Merrimack County
  • Allenstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chichester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Chichester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Chichester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chichester
    • North Chichester is located in Merrimack County
  • Pembroke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pembroke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Pembroke is located in Merrimack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
  • Websters Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Websters Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
    • Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
  • Suncook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Leavitts Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leavitts Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitts Hill
    • Leavitts Hill is located in Rockingham County
  • Northwood Narrows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Narrows
    • Northwood Narrows is located in Rockingham County
  • Deerfield Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
    • Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
  • Pittsfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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    • Loudon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
      • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <2>
    • Bow Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
      • Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
    • Bow Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mills
      • Bow Mills is located in Merrimack County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Short Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Short Falls.

Newspapers Published in Short Falls ...

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 211 newspapers that have been published in the area around Short Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Short Falls, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Short Falls.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Short Falls:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Short Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Short Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Short Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1984, Longitude: -71.3695       In this case, the coordinates for Short Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Short Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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