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 The Willows (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 The Willows. 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 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.
The Willows 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 The Willows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Willows:
- Rockingham County (The home county of The Willows)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Willows, with the one closest to The Willows listed first.
- Hampton Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
- Great Boars Head
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- Hampton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seabrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fogg Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Hampton Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sanborn Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sanborn Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Corners
- South Seabrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- North Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nason Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
- Rye Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Rye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Willows, with the one closest to The Willows listed first.
- Pelham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Massabesic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Willows, with the one closest to The Willows listed first.
- Glenmere Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Madbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rollinsford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Barrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Pickering
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Somersworth
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Barrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bow Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- East Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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 The Willows, with the one closest to The Willows listed first.
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 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
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Newbury
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
- Merrimac
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Rocks Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
- West Newbury
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
- Rowley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rowley is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Groveland
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Haverhill
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Willows, with the one closest to The Willows listed first.
- North Reading
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- West Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Dracut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Reading
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Tewksbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- Wakefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- Wilmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Willows, with the one closest to The Willows listed first.
- Admiralty Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Eliot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Kittery Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Eliot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beech Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- York Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- York Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- Payneton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Payneton is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Cape Neddick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Neddick is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
- York Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- York Beach is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Beach
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Willows, see our County-by-County Page for The Willows.
Cemeteries Near The Willows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Willows.
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 The Willows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Willows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Willows, with the one closest to The Willows listed first.
- Ring Swamp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- High Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- True Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (384 more) ...
- Sanborn - Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- First 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.<4>
While we didn't find The Willows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Willows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Willows, with the one closest to The Willows listed first.
- Seabrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hampton Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Seabrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- Salisbury Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salisbury Beach is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Beach
- Little Boars Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boars Head
- North Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 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
- Rye Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Amesbury
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Salisbury Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury Point is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Point
- West Rye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newburyport
(7 miles [11.3 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Willows. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Willows.
Newspapers Published in The Willows ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Willows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Willows, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Willows.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 The Willows:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough 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> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <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 The Willows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- The Willows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |