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 Wentworth Acres (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 Wentworth Acres. 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 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.
Wentworth Acres 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 Wentworth Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wentworth Acres:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Wentworth Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth Acres, with the one closest to Wentworth Acres listed first.
- Seacrest Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newington Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Newington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rye
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
- West Rye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Stratham Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Rye Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newmarket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newfields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belknap County
- Barnstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth Acres, with the one closest to Wentworth Acres listed first.
- Epsom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth Acres, with the one closest to Wentworth Acres listed first.
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Rollinsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenmere Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Somersworth
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- East Barrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Pickering
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Barrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth Acres, with the one closest to Wentworth Acres listed first.
- Salisbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Salisbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
- Amesbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Newburyport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
- Merrimac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Newbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
- Newbury Old Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
- Rocks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- West Newbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Byfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Groveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth Acres, with the one closest to Wentworth Acres listed first.
- South Eliot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Admiralty Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kittery Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eliot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bedell Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Beech Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Payneton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- York Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- York Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
- Chases Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chases Pond is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wentworth Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Wentworth Acres.
Cemeteries Near Wentworth Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wentworth Acres.
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 Wentworth Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wentworth Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wentworth Acres, with the one closest to Wentworth Acres listed first.
- North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Point of Grave Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dennett Family Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fernald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hamscom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fogg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- South Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<4>
While we didn't find Wentworth Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wentworth Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wentworth Acres, with the one closest to Wentworth Acres listed first.
- Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Eliot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Kittery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newington Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Newington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenland Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kittery Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bayside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Greenland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rye
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
- Bedell Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stratham Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- West Rye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Rye Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wentworth Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wentworth Acres.
Newspapers Published in Wentworth Acres ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wentworth Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wentworth Acres, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wentworth Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wentworth Acres:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Essex 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wentworth Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wentworth Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |