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 Deerfield (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 Deerfield. 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 Deerfield ...
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 Deerfield: S. Deerfield
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Deerfield. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Deerfield.
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 Deerfield 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 South Deerfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Deerfield:
- Rockingham County (The home county of South Deerfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Deerfield, with the one closest to South Deerfield listed first.
- Candia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deerfield Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- James City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- East Candia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Northwood Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Northwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Epping
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Deerfield, with the one closest to South Deerfield listed first.
- Barnstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Gilmanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Allens Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Alton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alton Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gardners Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Tilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winnisquam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Deerfield, with the one closest to South Deerfield listed first.
- Massabesic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Grasmere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goffstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- East Merrimack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Merrimack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tavern Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- North Weare
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Deerfield, with the one closest to South Deerfield listed first.
- Allenstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Epsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Hooksett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Hooksett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Suncook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Pembroke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chichester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Websters Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Bow Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Bow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Deerfield, with the one closest to South Deerfield listed first.
- Bow Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Glenmere Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Barrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Barrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Strafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Strafford Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Durham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Madbury
(18 miles [29 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
- Dexter Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Pickering
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Deerfield, with the one closest to South Deerfield listed first.
- Ayers Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Merrimac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Tozier Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Amesbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Rocks Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Ward Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Bradford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- West Newbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Methuen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Groveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Newburyport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Deerfield, with the one closest to South Deerfield listed first.
- Collinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Dracut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Tyngsbororough
(30 miles [48.3 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
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Deerfield, with the one closest to South Deerfield listed first.
- Eliot
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Berwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- South Berwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kittery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Admiralty Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Payneton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- Beech Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Kittery Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bedell Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Varney Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Varney Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
- North Berwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Deerfield, see our County-by-County Page for South Deerfield.
Cemeteries Near South Deerfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Deerfield.
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 Deerfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Deerfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Deerfield, with the one closest to South Deerfield listed first.
- Merrill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Candia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield Parade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whittier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Auburn Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Auburn.
- The Auburn Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auburn Cemetery
- Lovering Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Epping Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (460 more) ...
- Gove Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Square Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Square Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nottingham Square Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Nottingham.
- Long Meadow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, South Deerfield had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Deerfield, with the one closest to South Deerfield listed first.
- Candia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deerfield Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leavitts Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leavitts Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitts Hill
- East Candia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massabesic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Severance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Severance is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- West Epping
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Epping is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Epping
- Nottingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Nottingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Nottingham is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nottingham
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Northwood Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Northwood Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Northwood Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Center
- Short Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Short Falls is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Falls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Deerfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Deerfield.
Newspapers Published in South Deerfield ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Deerfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Deerfield, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Deerfield.
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 Deerfield:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- South Deerfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Deerfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |