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 Hopkinton (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 Hopkinton. 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 Hopkinton ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Hopkinton: W. Hopkinton
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 doctors and hospitals 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 Hopkinton 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 Hopkinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Hopkinton:
- Merrimack County (The home county of West Hopkinton)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hopkinton, with the one closest to West Hopkinton listed first.
- Contoocook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henniker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lower Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Warner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Penacook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Penacook is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penacook
- Melvin Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Dunbarton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Bow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boscawen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hopkinton, with the one closest to West Hopkinton listed first.
- Tilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Gardners Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Sanbornton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Gilmanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Gaza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Barnstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winnisquam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laconia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hopkinton, with the one closest to West Hopkinton listed first.
- Mill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Stoddard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Nelson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Marlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Bonds Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
- Harrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Gilsum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lower Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hopkinton, with the one closest to West Hopkinton listed first.
- South Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Grafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Grafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hopkinton, with the one closest to West Hopkinton listed first.
- Chase Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- North Weare
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Slab City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Weare
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- East Deering
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Deering
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- Hillsboro Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Tavern Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hopkinton, with the one closest to West Hopkinton listed first.
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Candia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Deerfield Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- James City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- East Candia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Wilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Northwood Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Londonderry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Derry Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Derry Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry Village
- Derry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hopkinton, with the one closest to West Hopkinton listed first.
- Strafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bow Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hopkinton, with the one closest to West Hopkinton listed first.
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fernwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Lower Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Goshen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lempster
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Georges Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Croydon Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Kelleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelleyville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleyville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Hopkinton, see our County-by-County Page for West Hopkinton.
Cemeteries Near West Hopkinton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Hopkinton.
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 Hopkinton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Hopkinton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Hopkinton, with the one closest to West Hopkinton listed first.
- Plummer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clement Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Putney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Contoocook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henniker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henniker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henniker Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Henniker.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978878 <2>
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Davisville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- New Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blackwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Hopkinton had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Hopkinton, with the one closest to West Hopkinton listed first.
- Contoocook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henniker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hopkinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tyler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Davisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Davisville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Bagley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bagley is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- North Weare
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Weare
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Clinton Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Grove
- East Weare ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weare
- Warner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Deering
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Everett ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Everett is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Webster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Hopkinton. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Hopkinton.
Newspapers Published in West Hopkinton ...
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 198 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Hopkinton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Hopkinton, 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 Hopkinton.
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 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 Hopkinton:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Merrimack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap 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 Hopkinton, 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 from Point A (ie- West Hopkinton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |