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 Epping (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 Epping. 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 Epping ...
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 Epping: W. Epping
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
West Epping 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 West Epping. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Epping:
- Rockingham County (The home county of West Epping)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Epping, with the one closest to West Epping listed first.
- Epping
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brentwood Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Corners
- Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Candia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Candia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Epping, with the one closest to West Epping listed first.
- Barnstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alton Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Allens Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Gilmanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Epping, with the one closest to West Epping listed first.
- Massabesic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pinardville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
- Reeds Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Bedford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Merrimack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Grasmere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
- Litchfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goffstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Epping, with the one closest to West Epping listed first.
- South Hooksett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
- Allenstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Epsom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Gossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Hooksett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Suncook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pembroke
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chichester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Horse Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Pittsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Epping, with the one closest to West Epping listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Durham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Barrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Madbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Bow Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Pickering
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rollinsford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Essex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Epping, with the one closest to West Epping listed first.
- Amesbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Merrimac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Rocks Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- Ayers Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
- West Newbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Bradford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Haverhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
- Groveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Tozier Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tozier Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Corner
- Ward Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
- Newburyport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Epping, with the one closest to West Epping listed first.
- Dracut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Collinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Tewksbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- Tyngsbororough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
- Ayres City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
- Middlesex Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- Princeton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
- Dunstable
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunstable is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- North Chelmsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chelmsford
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Epping, with the one closest to West Epping listed first.
- South Eliot
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Eliot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kittery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Admiralty Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Berwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Berwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Kittery Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bedell Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Payneton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- York Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- York Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- Agamenticus Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Agamenticus Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Epping, see our County-by-County Page for West Epping.
Cemeteries Near West Epping ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Epping.
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 Epping - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Epping covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Epping, with the one closest to West Epping listed first.
- West Epping Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prescott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sleeper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lovering Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hodgdon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wiggin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (449 more) ...
- Plumer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ladd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- The Ladd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ladd Home Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540248 <2>
- Cilley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Epping had a population of 154 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Epping, with the one closest to West Epping listed first.
- Epping
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Epping
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Epping is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Epping
- Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Lee is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
- Nottingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Danville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Danville
- Wadley Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wadley Falls is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley Falls
- East Candia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Sandown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Epping. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Epping.
Newspapers Published in West Epping ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Epping.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Epping, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Epping.
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 helpful 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 Epping:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Essex County
- Middlesex 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> | 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 Epping, 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- West Epping) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |