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 Place (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 Place. 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 Place ...
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 Place: Webster Pl. (or less commonly used: Webster Plc.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Webster Place. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Webster Place.
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 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.
Webster Place 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 Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Webster Place:
- Merrimack County (The home county of Webster Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Place, with the one closest to Webster Place listed first.
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Northfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Boscawen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Canterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Hill
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Boyce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boyce is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hill Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Penacook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Penacook is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penacook
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Place, with the one closest to Webster Place listed first.
- Tilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanbornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gardners Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Gaza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winnisquam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Gilmanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Laconia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- New Hampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lower Gilmanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Gilford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Place, with the one closest to Webster Place listed first.
- Wolfeboro Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfeboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Wolfeboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Big Rock Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Federal Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Moultonborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Tuftonboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chicks Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Fernald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wolfeboro Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Sandwich
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Place, with the one closest to Webster Place listed first.
- South Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Holderness
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Groton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orange
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Plymouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Canaan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Place, with the one closest to Webster Place listed first.
- Chase Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- North Weare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Slab City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Weare
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Hillsborough
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tavern Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- Holton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Goffstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Place, with the one closest to Webster Place listed first.
- James City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Northwood Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Deerfield Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Candia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Place, with the one closest to Webster Place listed first.
- New Durham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Strafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Davis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Dexter Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Bow Lake Village
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Middleton
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Strafford Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Place, with the one closest to Webster Place listed first.
- Twin Lakes Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Georges Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lower Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grantham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Croydon
(25 miles [40.2 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 west)
- North Grantham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Croydon Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webster Place, see our County-by-County Page for Webster Place.
Cemeteries Near Webster Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webster Place.
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 Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Webster Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webster Place, with the one closest to Webster Place listed first.
- Webster Place Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shaw Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bog Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton Arch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simonds Call Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Webster Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Webster Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Webster Place, with the one closest to Webster Place listed first.
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Boscawen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Canterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sanbornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Salisbury is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gardners Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- East Tilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Tilton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tilton
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Hill
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Gaza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Webster Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webster Place.
Newspapers Published in Webster Place ...
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 195 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webster Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webster Place, 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 Webster Place.
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 Webster Place:
- 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 Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Webster Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |