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 Kingston (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 Kingston. 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 Kingston ...
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 Kingston: S. Kingston
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 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 Kingston 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 Kingston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Kingston:
- Rockingham County (The home county of South Kingston)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Kingston, with the one closest to South Kingston listed first.
- Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plaistow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Monahan Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
- Hampstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Kingston, with the one closest to South Kingston listed first.
- Pelham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Massabesic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- East Merrimack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Litchfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Merrimack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nashua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pinardville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- South Merrimack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Kingston, with the one closest to South Kingston listed first.
- South Hooksett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Hooksett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Suncook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Epsom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Bow
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- Bow Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Chichester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Kingston, with the one closest to South Kingston listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Durham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Madbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Barrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Barrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bow Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- Pickering
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Rollinsford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somersworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <1>
- Strafford Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Kingston, with the one closest to South Kingston listed first.
- Merrimac
(5 miles [8 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
- Rocks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Amesbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Bradford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- West Newbury
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Ayers Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- Groveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Ward Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Tozier Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Byfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Kingston, with the one closest to South Kingston listed first.
- Dracut
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Collinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Tewksbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- Lowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- North Reading
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- West Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Ayres City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Middlesex Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- North Billerica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Billerica is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Billerica
- North Chelmsford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- Princeton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- Tyngsbororough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- Suffolk County (MA)
- Franklin Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Kingston, with the one closest to South Kingston listed first.
- South Eliot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Kittery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Admiralty Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Eliot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kittery Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Beech Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Payneton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- Berwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Berwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- York Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- York Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Kingston, see our County-by-County Page for South Kingston.
Cemeteries Near South Kingston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Kingston.
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 Kingston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Kingston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Kingston, with the one closest to South Kingston listed first.
- Mill Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Happy Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Soldiers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Kingston.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Kingston Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1081274 <3>
- Pine Knoll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hadley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (509 more) ...
- Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Cemetery
- The Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kingston Plains Cemetery
- New Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Church Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Kingston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Kingston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Kingston, with the one closest to South Kingston listed first.
- Newton Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newton Junction is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Junction
- Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plaistow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Powwow River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Powwow River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powwow River
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Hampstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Atkinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- North Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Danville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Danville
- East Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Merrimac
(5 miles [8 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Merrimacport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimacport is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimacport
- Hampstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Kingston. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Kingston.
Newspapers Published in South Kingston ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Kingston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Kingston, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Kingston.
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 helpful 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 Kingston:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Suffolk 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Kingston) 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 Kingston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |