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 Hooksett (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 Hooksett. 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 Hooksett ...
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 Hooksett: S. Hooksett
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 hospitals and 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 Hooksett 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 Hooksett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Hooksett:
- Merrimack County (The home county of South Hooksett)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hooksett, with the one closest to South Hooksett listed first.
- Martin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Hooksett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Suncook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allenstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bow
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- Dunbarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Bow Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Epsom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Horse Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Chichester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hooksett, with the one closest to South Hooksett listed first.
- Barnstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lower Gilmanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Allens Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hooksett, with the one closest to South Hooksett listed first.
- Bonds Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
- Eastview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hooksett, with the one closest to South Hooksett listed first.
- Massabesic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pinardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Grasmere
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goffstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- East Merrimack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Merrimack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Litchfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tavern Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- Amherst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hooksett, with the one closest to South Hooksett listed first.
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Candia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- East Candia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Londonderry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Derry Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Derry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deerfield Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- James City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Hubbard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hooksett, with the one closest to South Hooksett listed first.
- Bow Lake Village
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Barrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Strafford Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Durham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Madbury
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Pickering
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Davis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hooksett, with the one closest to South Hooksett listed first.
- Ayers Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Tozier Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- 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
- Methuen
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Merrimac
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Ward Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Lawrence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Rocks Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Groveland
(27 miles [43.5 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
- North Andover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- West Newbury
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Amesbury
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hooksett, with the one closest to South Hooksett listed first.
- Collinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Dunstable
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
- Dracut
(25 miles [40.2 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
- East Pepperell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
- North Chelmsford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Pepperell
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Middlesex Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- Princeton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- Ayres City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Paper Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Hooksett, see our County-by-County Page for South Hooksett.
Cemeteries Near South Hooksett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Hooksett.
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 Hooksett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Hooksett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Hooksett, with the one closest to South Hooksett listed first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Amoskeag Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Piscataquog Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Faith Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manchester Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (475 more) ...
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West River Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find South Hooksett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Hooksett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Hooksett, with the one closest to South Hooksett listed first.
- Martin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Massabesic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Severance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Severance is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hooksett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goffs Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goffs Falls is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffs Falls
- North Londonderry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Londonderry is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Londonderry
- Suncook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Candia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pembroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goffstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Candia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Hooksett. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Hooksett.
Newspapers Published in South Hooksett ...
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 216 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Hooksett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Hooksett, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Hooksett.
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 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 Hooksett:
- 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
- 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> | 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 Hooksett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- South Hooksett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |