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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 Weare (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 Weare. 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.

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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Weare is located in Hillsborough County.

To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hillsborough County: Essex (MA), Middlesex (MA), Worcester (MA), Cheshire, Merrimack, Rockingham & Sullivan.

Below are the counties that are near Weare. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weare:

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Weare)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weare, with the one closest to Weare listed first.
    • North Weare
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Weare. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
      • North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Weare
      • From Weare to North Weare
    • Chase Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
      • Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Slab City
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Tavern Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tavern Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
      • Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • East Deering
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Deering
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Boston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Goffstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffstown
      • Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goffstown <3>
    • Francestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Holton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Hillsborough County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holton
      • From Weare to Holton
    • Grasmere
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillsboro Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Belknap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weare, with the one closest to Weare listed first.
    • Allens Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <3>
    • Gardners Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Barnstead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstead
      • Barnstead is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,777 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnstead <3>
    • Belmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilmanton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lower Gilmanton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanbornton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanbornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanbornton
      • Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanbornton <3>
    • Gaza
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Winnisquam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Cheshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weare, with the one closest to Weare listed first.
    • Mill Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
    • Bonds Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
      • Eastview is located in Cheshire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eastview
      • From Weare to Eastview
    • Stoddard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoddard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
      • Stoddard is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoddard <3>
    • Dublin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <3>
    • Harrisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Marlow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Jaffrey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
      • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <3>
    • Roxbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Roxbury is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Sullivan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gilsum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilsum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilsum
      • Gilsum is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilsum <3>
    • Lower Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Cheshire County
  • Merrimack County
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weare, with the one closest to Weare listed first.
    • Auburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Candia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candia
      • Candia is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candia <3>
    • Wilson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Rockingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From Weare to Wilson
    • Londonderry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
      • Londonderry is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <3>
    • Deerfield Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • East Candia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Chester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • James City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
      • James City is located in Rockingham County
    • Derry Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
      • Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
    • Derry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Deerfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <3>
    • Raymond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <3>
    • Hubbard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hubbard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
      • Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hubbard
      • From Weare to Hubbard
  • Strafford County
  • Sullivan County
  • Middlesex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weare, with the one closest to Weare listed first.
    • West Townsend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
      • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Ashby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • South Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
      • South Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Townsend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Babbatasset Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babbatasset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
      • Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • East Pepperell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pepperell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
      • East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Pepperell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Townsend Harbor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weare, see our County-by-County Page for Weare.

Cemeteries Near Weare ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weare.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weare covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weare, with the one closest to Weare listed first.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Weare had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Weare had a population of 9,100 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Weare, with the one closest to Weare listed first.

  • Clinton Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Grove
    • Clinton Grove is located in Hillsborough County
  • North Weare
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Weare. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
    • North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to North Weare
    • From Weare to North Weare
  • South Weare
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Weare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weare
    • South Weare is located in Hillsborough County
  • East Weare ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weare
    • East Weare is located in Hillsborough County
  • Everett ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Everett is located in Hillsborough County
  • East Deering
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dunbarton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Deering
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • West Hopkinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hopkinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hopkinton
    • West Hopkinton is located in Merrimack County
  • Hopkinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Henniker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Francestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weare. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weare.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Weare ...

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 228 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weare.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Weare. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Weare and those printed in the larger area surrounding Weare.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> of Weare.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Weare:

The official website for Weare: www.town.weare.nh.us/

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weare) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weare. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0947, Longitude: -71.7301    
<6>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 Weare, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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