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 West Concord (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 West Concord. 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 West Concord ...
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 West Concord: W. Concord
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Concord. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Concord.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
West Concord 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 West Concord. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Concord:
- Merrimack County (The home county of West Concord)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- East Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Penacook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Penacook is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penacook
- Boyce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Boyce is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boscawen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Horse Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Canterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loudon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Contoocook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chichester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Allens Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Gilmanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Gilmanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Tilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barnstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sanbornton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Winnisquam
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Laconia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- South Wolfeboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Wolfeboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfeboro Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Stoddard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- South Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Bristol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Chase Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- North Weare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Weare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Slab City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Goffstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grasmere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Tavern Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- East Deering
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Pinardville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Massabesic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Deering
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
- Hillsborough
(18 miles [29 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>
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- James City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Candia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Candia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Raymond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Nottingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Derry Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Strafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bow Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Dexter Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Davis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- New Durham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Barrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Lee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Glenmere Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Middleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Twin Lakes Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fernwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Georges Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lempster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lempster is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lempster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Concord, see our County-by-County Page for West Concord.
Cemeteries Near West Concord ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Concord.
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 West Concord - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Concord covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blossom Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blossom Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Concord.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102789 <2>
- Concord Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Concord.
- The Concord Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102803 <2>
- Old Fort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Hampshire State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- New Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Contoocook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Concord had a population of 1,021 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Concord, with the one closest to West Concord listed first.
- East Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Concord is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Penacook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Penacook is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penacook
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bow Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bow Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mills
- Bow Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Boscawen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tyler is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Hopkinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Contoocook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Pembroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chichester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Webster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Concord. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Concord.
Newspapers Published in West Concord ...
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 West Concord.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Concord, 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 West Concord.
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 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 West Concord:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Merrimack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Cheshire 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 West Concord, 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 from Point A (ie- West Concord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |