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 Webster Lake (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 Webster Lake. 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 Webster Lake ...
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 Webster Lake: Webster Lk.
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 doctors and 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.
Webster Lake 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 Webster Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Webster Lake:
- Merrimack County (The home county of Webster Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Lake, with the one closest to Webster Lake listed first.
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Andover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Northfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Hill Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Potter Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- West Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Danbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boscawen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Canterbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Lake, with the one closest to Webster Lake listed first.
- Sanbornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gaza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Gardners Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Winnisquam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laconia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Allens Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Gilmanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gilford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Lake, with the one closest to Webster Lake listed first.
- Melvin Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moultonborough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfeboro Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wolfeboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Big Rock Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Chicks Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Tuftonboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Wolfeboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Federal Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Sandwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Stockbridge Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Fernald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Lake, with the one closest to Webster Lake listed first.
- South Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Groton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holderness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Canaan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Lake, with the one closest to Webster Lake listed first.
- Chase Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- North Weare
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Slab City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Weare
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Hillsboro Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Hillsborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
- Hillsborough has also been known as:
- Hillsboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <1>
- Deering
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
- East Deering
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Tavern Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- Rockingham County
- Northwood Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Webster Lake, with the one closest to Webster Lake listed first.
- New Durham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Strafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Davis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Dexter Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Middleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Bow Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Lake, with the one closest to Webster Lake listed first.
- Twin Lakes Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Fernwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Georges Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lower Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grantham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Grantham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Croydon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Goshen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon Flat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webster Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Webster Lake.
Cemeteries Near Webster Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webster Lake.
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 Webster Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Webster Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webster Lake, with the one closest to Webster Lake listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Simonds Call Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shaw Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bog Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Webster Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tilton Arch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Webster Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Webster Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Webster Lake, with the one closest to Webster Lake listed first.
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Andover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Northfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sanbornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Salisbury is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Gaza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gardners Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- East Tilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Tilton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tilton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Sanbornton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sanbornton
- South Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Potter Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Webster Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webster Lake.
Newspapers Published in Webster Lake ...
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 201 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webster Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webster Lake, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Webster Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Webster Lake:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Merrimack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Sullivan 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 Webster Lake, 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- Webster Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |