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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 Wilson (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 Wilson. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Wilson is located in Rockingham County.

To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties 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 Wilson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilson:

  • Rockingham County     (The home county of Wilson)
  • Belknap County
    • Barnstead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstead
      • Barnstead is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,777 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnstead <2>
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
    • Reeds Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Massabesic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Manchester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Merrimack
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Merrimack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
      • East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
    • Litchfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Merrimack
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
    • Pinardville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinardville
      • Pinardville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Grasmere
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Nashua
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pelham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <2>
  • Merrimack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
    • South Hooksett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hooksett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
      • South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
    • Martin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Merrimack County
    • Hooksett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Suncook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Allenstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pembroke
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
      • Bow is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bow
      • From Wilson to Bow
    • Dunbarton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Epsom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epsom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
      • Epsom is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epsom <2>
    • Gossville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Concord
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Horse Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Strafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
    • Glenmere Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Lee is located in Strafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
    • Bow Lake Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Barrington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Durham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Madbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
      • Madbury is located in Strafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
    • Strafford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Strafford Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Essex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
    • Ayers Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
      • Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Tozier Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Methuen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methuen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
      • Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
    • Bradford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Haverhill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawrence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ward Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ward Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
      • Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ward Hill
      • From Wilson to Ward Hill
    • Merrimac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
    • Rocks Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
      • Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
    • North Andover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
      • North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
    • Groveland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Haggetts
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haggetts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
      • Haggetts is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haggetts
      • From Wilson to Haggetts
  • Middlesex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
    • Collinsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Collinsville
      • From Wilson to Collinsville
    • Tyngsbororough
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyngsbororough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
      • Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
    • Dracut
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dunstable
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lowell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Middlesex Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
      • Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • North Chelmsford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Princeton Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Village
      • Princeton Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Ayres City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayres City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
      • Ayres City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Babbatasset Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babbatasset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
      • Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • East Pepperell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pepperell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
      • East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Pepperell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Worcester County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
    • Shaker Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Lunenburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harvard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilson, see our County-by-County Page for Wilson.

Cemeteries Near Wilson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilson.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wilson had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.

  • North Londonderry
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Londonderry
    • North Londonderry is located in Rockingham County
  • Londonderry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
    • Londonderry is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,646 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <2>
  • Derry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Derry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Derry
    • East Derry is located in Rockingham County
  • Goffs Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffs Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffs Falls
    • Goffs Falls is located in Hillsborough County
  • Reeds Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Massabesic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Windham Depot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Depot
    • Windham Depot is located in Rockingham County
  • Hubbard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hubbard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
    • Hubbard is located in Rockingham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hubbard
    • From Wilson to Hubbard
  • Chester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Severance
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
      • Severance is located in Rockingham County
    • Merrimack
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Windham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windham
      • West Windham is located in Rockingham County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilson.

Newspapers Published in Wilson ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilson, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilson.

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 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 Wilson:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9168, Longitude: -71.3678       In this case, the coordinates for Wilson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Wilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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