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Rockingham County, New Hampshire History <-> Genealogy
 
Rockingham County was formed, in 1771, as one of the original counties.
Towns include:  Atkinson, Auburn, Brentwood, Candia, Chester, Danville, Deerfield, Derry, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Greenland, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, Kingston, Londonderry, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Newton, North Hampton, Northwood, Nottingham, Plaistow, Portsmouth, Raymond, Rye, Salem, Sandown, Seabrook, South Hampton, Stratham, Windham.

Select this LINK to see GENERAL ROCKINGHAM County information and links.
Select from the TOWN list above to learn which township the community is located in, and view information and links specific to that area.

Please note:  Though the information on this web page is believed to be correct, the possibility of error remains.  Please notify the webmaster should an error be found.

 

Rockingham County Information & Links

   One Middle Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801


QUERIES

 



ATKINSON

   3 Academy Avenue - Atkinson 03811-2299    Phone: (603) 362-5234.

  21 Academy Ave. -  Atkinson, NH  03811    Phone: (603) 362-4920.


AUBURN

   P.O. Box 308 - 22 Hooksett Road - Auburn, NH  03032-0308   Phone: (603) 483-5374

   47 Chester Road - Auburn, NH 03032    Phone: (603) 483-2281.


BRENTWOOD

   22 Dalton Road - Brentwood, NH  03833-6000    Phone: (603) 642-3355.

   1 Dalton Road - Brentwood, NH  03833    Phone: (603) 642-6400.

   10 Route 125 - Brentwood, NH  03833  Phone: (603) 642-5526.

   10 Route 125 - Brentwood, NH  03833   Phone: (603) 642-7117.

   10 Route 125 - Brentwood, NH   03833   Phone: (603) 642-5256.


CANDIA

   194 High Street - P.O. Box 256 - Candia, NH 03034-0256   Phone: (603) 483-8245.

  74 High Street - Candia, NH  03034  Phone: (603) 483-5573.


CHESTER

   P.O. Box 277 - 3 Chester Street - Chester, NH  03036-0277   Phone: (603) 887-3404.

   1 Chester Street -  Chester, NH  03036  Phone: (603) 887-3636.


DANVILLE

   P.O. Box 10 - 7 Colby Road - Danville, NH 03819-5104   Phone: (603) 382-6733.

   210 Main Street - Danville, NH  03819   Phone: (603) 382-8253.


DEERFIELD

   4 Old Center Road, South Deerfield, NH 03037-1410   Phone: (603) 463-7187.

   P.O. Box 159 - Deerfield, NH  03038.


DERRY

   64 East Broadway - Derry, NH 03038-2414   Phone: (603) 432-6140.

   49 East Derry Road - P.O. Box 110 - East Derry, NH 03041-0110

   Derry Municipal Center, 14 Manning Street -  Derry, NH  03038   Phone:  (603) 432-6105.


EAST KINGSTON

   P.O. Box 9 - 41 Depot Road - East Kingston, NH 03827-0009   Phone: (603) 642-8333.

   7 Main Street - East Kingston, NH  03827.


EPPING

   Town Hall - RFD - Epping, NH  03042
    Town Clerk's Phone:  (603) 679-8288.

   P.O. Box 370 -152 Main Street - Epping, NH 03042   Phone: (603) 679-5944.


EXETER

   1 Founder's Park - Exeter, NH 03833-1831
   Phone: (603) 772-3101 & 772-6036.

   47 Front Street - Exeter, NH 03833 (603) 778-2335

 


FREMONT

   190 Scribner Road - Fremont, NH 03044-3405    Phone: (603) 895-9543.

   168 Scribner - Fremont, NH  03044.


GREENLAND

   P.O. Box 430 - 36 Post Road - Greenland, NH 03840-0430   Phone: (603) 436-8548.

   575 Portsmouth - Greenland, NH  03840.


HAMPSTEAD

   P.O. Box 190 - Mary E. Clark Drive - Hampstead, NH 03841-0190
   Phone: (603)  329-6411.

   P.O. Box 338 - Hampstead, NH  03841.


HAMPTON

   P.O. Box 1 - Hampton, NH  03842.

   2 Academy Avenue - Hampton, NH  03842
   Phone: (603) 926-3368    E-mail: library@hampton.lib.nh.us

Batchelder Cemetery (1823-1900) - Landing Cemetery (1715-1727) -
Shaw Cemetery (ca. 1713-1858) - Elkins Cemetery (1851-1893) -
Sanborn/Brown Cemetery (1829-1907) - Bride Hill Cemetery (1782-1890)
"Ye Old Neighborhood" Cemetery (1800-1933) - Pine Grove Cemetery (1680-1834) - Ring Swamp Cemetery (1800-1934) and more!


HAMPTON FALLS

   45 Exeter Road - Hampton Falls, NH 03844-2004   Phone: (603) 926-3682.

   1 Drinkwater Road - Hampton Falls, NH  03844


KENSINGTON

   95 Amesbury Road - Kensington, NH  03833


KINGSTON

   126 Amesbury Road - Kensington, NH 03833-5621
   Phone: (603) 772-5022   -   E-mail: kensintn@nh.ultranet.com

   P.O. Box 657 - Kingston, NH  03848

 


LONDONDERRY

   276 Mommoth Road - Londonderry, NH 03053-2097    Phone: (603) 432-1132.

   50 Nashua Road - Londonderry, NH 03053  Phone: (603) 432-1100.
   Town Clerk's Phone:  (603) 432-1100 ext. 133.


NEW CASTLE

   301 Wentworth Road - New Castle, NH  03854   Phone: (603) 431-6773

   Main Street - Box 367 - New Castle, NH  03854

   49 Main Street - New Castle, NH  03854-0367
   Phone: (603) 431-6710    Fax: (603) 433-6198.


NEWFIELDS

   P.O. Box 200 - 76 Main Street - Newfields, NH 03856-0200   Phone: (603) 778-8169.

   P.O. Box 45 - Newfields, NH  03856


NEWINGTON

   330 Nimble Hill Road - Newington, NH 03801
   Phone: (603) 436-5154    -   E-mail: langdon@nh.ultranet.com

   205 Nimble Hill Road - Newington, NH  03801


NEWMARKET

   1 Elm Street - Newmarket, NH 03857-1201    Phone: (603) 659-5311.

   Town Hall - Main Street - Newmarket, NH  03857.


NEWTON

    Main - Newton, NH  03858    Phone: (603) 382-4096.

   16 South Main Street - Newton, NH 03858   Phone: (603) 382-4691.

 


NORTH HAMPTON

   237 A Atlantic Avenue - North Hampton, NH 03862-2313   Phone: (603) 964-6326.

   P.O. Box 141 - North Hampton, NH  03862.
   Town Clerk:  Phone: (603) 964-6029.


NORTHWOOD

   P.O. Box 157 - 8 Mountain Avenue - Northwood, NH 03261-0157
   Phone: (603) 942-5472

   Town Hall - Box 314 - Northwood, NH  03261.


NOTTINGHAM

   P.O. Box 115 - 129 Stage Road - Nottingham, NH 03290-0115  Phone: (603) 679-8484.

   Town Hall - P.O. Box 114 - Nottingham, NH  03290.


PLAISTOW

   85 Main Street - Plaistow, NH 03856   Phone: (603) 382-6011.

   145 Main Street - Plaistow, NH  03865.


PORTSMOUTH

    175 Parrott Avenue - Portsmouth, NH 03801   Phone: (603) 427-1540.


RAYMOND

   P.O. Box 909 - 6 Epping Street - Raymond, NH 03077-0909   Phone: (603) 895-2633.

   4 Epping Street - Raymond, NH 03077   Phone: (603) 895-4735

  Raymond Railroad Depot - 1 Depot Rd. - Raymond, NH 03077  Phone: (603) 895-4735

History of the Town of Raymond, NH from the Book, A History of Raymond, by Joseph Fullonton, 1875.


RYE

   10 Central Road - Rye, NH  03870

   581 Washington Road - Rye, NH  03870
   Phone (603) 964- 8401  E-mail:  ryepl@nh.ultranet.com


SALEM

   234 Main Street - Salem, NH 03079
   Phone: (603) 898-7064  -   E-mail: kelleylb@salem.lib.nh.us

   33 Geremonty Dr. -  Salem, NH  03079   Phone: (603) 890-2110.


SANDOWN

   305 Main Street - P.O. Box 580 - Sandown, NH 03873-0580  Phone: (603) 887-3428.

  320 Main Street -  Sandown, NH  03873   Phone: (603) 887-4870.


SEABROOK

   99 Lafayette Road - Seabrook, NH  03874

   101 Centennial Street - Seabrook, NH 03874
   Phone: (603) 474-2044   E-mail: ocean@sealib.org


SOUTH HAMPTON

   RFD 2 - Main Avenue - South Hampton, NH  03827.

   3-1 Hilldale Avenue - South Hampton, NH 03827-9410   Phone: (603) 394-7319.

 


STRATHAM

   10 Bunker Hill Avenue - Stratham, NH 03885-2403   Phone: (603) 772-4346.

   115 Portsmouth Avenue - Box 115 - Stratham, NH  03885.


WINDHAM

Early Windham History

   8 Fellows Road - Windham, NH  03087   Phone: (603) 432-7154.

     3 N Lowell Road - Windham, NH  03087  Phone: (603) 434-5075.


Additional Research Resources:

   20 Park Street - Concord, NH 03301  Phone: (603) 271-2540.

   19 Pillsbury Street - Box 2043, Concord, NH 03301-2043
    Phone: (603) 271-3483   E-mail: preservation@nhdhr.state.nh.us

   20 Park Street - Concord, NH 03301   Phone: (603) 271-2144.

·         State of New Hampshire Division of Archives and Records Management

·         71 South Fruit Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-2236

·         Genealogy Resources among the collection (includes early probate, land, military and naturalization records)

·         Index to The Provincial and State Papers of New Hampshire at http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/PDF/Index_NH_State_Papers.pdf

·         New Hampshire State Papers at http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/nhstatepapers.html

      ·         New Hampshire Vital Records

·         71 South Fruit Street - Concord, NH 03301

Obtaining Vital Records Fact Sheet
(Note:  Though Birth, Marriage and Death records may be available from 1640, Divorce Records, from the Bureau of Vital Records begin in 1880.)
Vital Records may also be obtained from the town clerk, in the town where the event occurred.

·         NARA: National Archives and Records Administration

o    The Genealogy Page.

o    About Census Records

o    1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm

o    1930 Census Microfilm Locator

o    The Soundex Indexing System

o    Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840

o    Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930

o    Indian Census Rolls

o    Nonpopulation Census Records

o    Prologue, Spring 1996, Vol. 28, No. 1, "First in the Path of the Firemen" The Fate of the 1890 Population Census, by Kellee Blake.

o    Native American Records

o    Immigration Records and Naturalization Records

o    "Any woman who is now or hereafter may be married... Women and Naturalization, ca. 1802-1940", by Marian L. Smith (Prologue, Summer 1998)

o    By Way of Canada: U.S. Records of Immigration Across the U.S.-Canadian Border, 1895-1954, By Marian L. Smith (St. Albans Lists) (Fall 2000) — A guide to using immigration records of the U.S.-Canada border.

o    Military Records available from the National Archives

o    Military Service and Pension Records: Requesting Pre-WWI


PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH
Ann McRoden Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist

Researching onsight, and with the vast resources of The Allen County Public Library, holding one of the largest genealogical collections in North America.  Search the Library's online catalogue to see some of the printed resources available for a location or topic.


Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001-2008, by Ann Mensch.  All Rights Reserved.

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