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 South Barnstead (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 South Barnstead. 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 South Barnstead ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Barnstead: S. Barnstead
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
South Barnstead is located in Belknap 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 Belknap County: Carroll, Grafton, Merrimack & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near South Barnstead. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Barnstead:
- Belknap County (The home county of South Barnstead)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barnstead, with the one closest to South Barnstead listed first.
- Barnstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alton Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Alton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Spring Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- Gardners Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Gilford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barnstead, with the one closest to South Barnstead listed first.
- South Wolfeboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Wolfeboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Wolfeboro Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fernald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wolfeboro Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Stockbridge Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Federal Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- North Wolfeboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- East Wakefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tuftonboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barnstead, with the one closest to South Barnstead listed first.
- Massabesic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grasmere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Pinardville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Goffstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chase Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- North Weare
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Weare
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Slab City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Tavern Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barnstead, with the one closest to South Barnstead listed first.
- Pittsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Websters Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Epsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Loudon Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Chichester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Loudon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Allenstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barnstead, with the one closest to South Barnstead listed first.
- Northwood Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Northwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- James City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Deerfield Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nottingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Candia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Candia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Raymond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Epping
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newmarket
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barnstead, with the one closest to South Barnstead listed first.
- Strafford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dexter Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Bow Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Strafford Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- New Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Barrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Barnstead, with the one closest to South Barnstead listed first.
- Berwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Berwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Acton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Berwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sanford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Varney Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Varney Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
- Shapleigh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eliot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Sanford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Sanford is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
- Mee Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Barnstead, see our County-by-County Page for South Barnstead.
Cemeteries Near South Barnstead ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Barnstead.
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 South Barnstead - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Barnstead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Barnstead, with the one closest to South Barnstead listed first.
- South Barnstead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jonathan Emerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jonathan Perkins Gravesite
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tilton Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whitcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Babb - Foss Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pitman Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barnstead Centre Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnstead Parade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hodgdon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (364 more) ...
- Floral Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Floral Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Second Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Barnstead had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Barnstead, with the one closest to South Barnstead listed first.
- Strafford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Center Barnstead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barnstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Websters Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Northwood Narrows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Northwood Narrows is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Narrows
- Northwood Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Northwood Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Center
- Center Strafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Strafford is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Strafford
- Northwood Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Strafford Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Chichester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Chichester is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chichester
- Gossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Epsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Barnstead. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Barnstead.
Newspapers Published in South Barnstead ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Barnstead.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Barnstead, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Barnstead.
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 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 South Barnstead:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Belknap County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford 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> | 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- South Barnstead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 South Barnstead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |