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 Bow (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 Bow. 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 Bow ...
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 South Bow: S. Bow
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 southeast 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 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 east 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 Bow is located in Merrimack 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 Merrimack County: Belknap, Grafton, Hillsborough, Rockingham, Strafford & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near South Bow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Bow:
- Merrimack County (The home county of South Bow)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bow, with the one closest to South Bow listed first.
- Hooksett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bow is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <1>
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suncook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Bow Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Dunbarton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- South Hooksett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Allenstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Horse Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Hopkinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bow, with the one closest to South Bow listed first.
- Barnstead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Gilmanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Allens Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Gilmanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sanbornton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Winnisquam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alton Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bow, with the one closest to South Bow listed first.
- Bonds Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
- Eastview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stoddard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bow, with the one closest to South Bow listed first.
- Grasmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Pinardville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Goffstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Massabesic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tavern Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- Weare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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>
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chase Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- North Weare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Slab City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- East Deering
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bow, with the one closest to South Bow listed first.
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Candia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Candia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Deerfield Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- James City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Derry Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Derry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Londonderry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bow, with the one closest to South Bow listed first.
- Bow Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenmere Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Dexter Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Strafford Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- East Barrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Durham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Davis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- New Durham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan County
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bow, with the one closest to South Bow listed first.
- Ayers Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Tozier Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Methuen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bow, with the one closest to South Bow listed first.
- Dunstable
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dunstable is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Tyngsbororough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- Babbatasset Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
- Collinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- East Pepperell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
- Pepperell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
- Townsend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- West Townsend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Bow, see our County-by-County Page for South Bow.
Cemeteries Near South Bow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Bow.
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 Bow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Bow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Bow, with the one closest to South Bow listed first.
- Ordway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davis - Cate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West River Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Goodhue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Dunbarton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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<3> to the east 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 <2>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pembroke Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 South Bow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Bow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Bow, with the one closest to South Bow listed first.
- Hooksett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bow is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <1>
- Martin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Suncook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bow Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Bow Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bow Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mills
- Dunbarton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Goffstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Weare ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weare
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Everett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Everett is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Massabesic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Severance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Severance is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Bow. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Bow.
Newspapers Published in South Bow ...
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 230 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Bow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Bow, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Bow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bow:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Merrimack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Cheshire County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Sullivan County
- Essex County
- Middlesex 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Bow) 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 Bow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |