Merrimack County

Genealogy Research in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Research in New Hampshire can be an exciting and rewarding experience. With records available for more than 400 years of the state's history, your family is sure to be found in a variety of records available online and at the many archives and libraries located throughout the state.

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African American Genealogy

African American Resources for New Hampshire - FamilySearch

African Americans in a Rural New Hampshire Town 1860-1940

Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire

Discover the History of New Hampshire’s African-Americans

National Archives - American Slavery, Civil Records

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Archives and Libraries

Allenstown Public Library

Boscawen Public Library

Brown Memorial Library

Chichester Library

Concord Public Library

Dunbarton Public Library

Elkins Public Library

Epsom Public Library

Franklin Public Library

George Gamble Library

GMILCS Public Library

Hathi Trust Digital Library - Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Hooksett Public Library

Hopkinton (NH) Town Library

H Raymond Danforth Library

The John W. King NH Law Library

Library of Congress

Little Free Library

Maxfield Public Library

Merrimack Public Library

Newbury Library

New Hampshire State Library

New Hampshire State Prsn Library

New Hampshire Historical Society

NHTI Library

Ohrstrom Library

Open Library - Merrimack County, New Hampshire History

Pembroke Town Library

Penacook Library

Pillsbury Free Library

Salisbury Free Library

St. Augustine Library

Sutton Free Library

Tucker Free Library

University of New Hampshire School of Law

W. A. Bachelder Library

Wilmot Public Library

Biographies

Biographies - Merrimack County, New Hampshire

USGenWeb Archives - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Biographies

Cemeteries

Find A Grave - Merrimack County, New Hampshire

GNIS Search Results - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Cemeteries

Histopolis - Merrimack County, NH Cemeteries

Histopolis - Merrimack County, NH Graves

Interment.cnet - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Cemetery Records

LDS Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Cemetery Records

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Cemeteries - FamilySearch

NHGenWeb Project - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Cemetery Records

The Political Graveyard: Merrimack County, N.H.

USGenWeb Archives - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Cemeteries

Census Records

LDS Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Census Records

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Census Records

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Census Records - FamilySearch

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Federal Census Index

NHGenWeb Project - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Census Records

USGenWeb Archives - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Census Records

Church Records

LDS Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Church Records

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Church Records - FamilySearch

New Horizons Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Church Records

USGenWeb Archives - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Church Records

Court Records

Court Records - Merrimack County, New Hampshire

LDS Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Court Records

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Court Records - FamilySearch

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Courthouse Records

Merrimack County, New Hampshire County Courthouse - FamilySearch

USGenWeb Archives - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Court Records

Directories

LDS Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire City Directories

Merrimack County, New Hampshire City Directories - FamilySearch

Disasters

Estate Records

LDS Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Estate Records

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Probate Records - FamilySearch

New Horizons Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Wills & Probate Records

Wills - Merrimack County, New Hampshire

History

Immigration and Naturalization Records

LDS Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Immigration Records

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Naturalization and Citizenships - FamilySearch

Land Records

BLM GLO Records

Deeds - Merrimack County, New Hampshire

LDS Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Land Records

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Land Records - FamilySearch

USGenWeb Archives - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Deeds

Maps

Digital Commonwealth - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Maps/Atlases

Histopolis - Merrimack County, NH Map

Historic Map Works - Merrimack County, New Hampshire

LDS Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Map Records

Maps of US - State and County Maps of New Hampshire

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Maps - FamilySearch

NHGenWeb Project - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Maps

United States Digital Map Library

Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Military Records

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Military Records - FamilySearch

Military Records - Merrimack County, New Hampshire

New Horizons Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Military Records

NHGenWeb Project - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Military Records

USGenWeb Archives - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Military Records

WWII Army Casualties: Merrimack County, New Hampshire - National Archives

WWII Army Casualties: Merrimack County, New Hampshire - National Archives

Miscellaneous Records

LDS Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Miscellaneous Records

Merrimack County, New Hampshire External Links

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Resources

Municipalities

Histopolis - Merrimack County, NH Cities

Histopolis - Merrimack County, NH Towns

NHGenWeb Project - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Cities & Towns

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Towns & Cities - FamilySearch

New Horizons Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Cities & Towns

Native American Genealogy

American Indian Records in the National Archives - National Archives

National Archives - American Indian Records

Native American Heritage - New Hampshire Folklife

Native American Tribes & the Indian History in Merrimack, New Hampshire

Native Americans of New Hampshire - History of American Women

Native American History - New Hampshire

New Hampshire Indian Tribes

New Hampshire Indian Tribes and Languages

Native Indians of New Hampshire

Newspapers

Digital Commonwealth - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Newspapers

LDS Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Newspapers

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Newspapers - FamilySearch

Newspaper Abstracts - Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Newspaper Articles - Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Obituaries

Obituaries - Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Obituary Central - Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Obituary Index - Merrimack County, New Hampshire

USGenWeb Archives - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Obituaries

Photography

Digital Commonwealth - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Photographs

Digital Commonwealth - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Postcards/Cards

Family Old Photos - Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Old-Yearbooks.com - New Hampshire High School and College Yearbooks Online

USGenWeb Archives - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Photos

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Merrimack County, New Hampshire School Records

Societies

African-American History from Slave Trade to the Present - Acalog ACMS

Epsom History

Henniker Historical Society

Merrimack Historical Society

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Societies - FamilySearch

New Hampshire Historical Society

Tax Records

Merrimack County, New Hampshire Taxation Records - FamilySearch

USGenWeb Archives - Merrimack County, New Hampshire Taxlists

Vital Records

New Hampshire Counties

Many New Hampshire family records can be found online and at large state level archives and libraries in Concord. Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at county courthouses, historical societies, churches, town clerks' offices, cemeteries, and elsewhere in New Hampshire. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific counties where your ancestors lived in New Hampshire. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.

It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain counties in New Hampshire have changed over the past few hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent counties. Following is a complete list of New Hampshire's 10 counties along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.

County

Formation Date

1840

1769

1803

1769

1823

1769

1827

County Seat

Laconia

Ossipee

Keene

Lancaster

North Haverhill

Manchester and Nashua

Concord

Brentwood

Dover

Newport

Parent County

Merrimack & Strafford

Strafford County

Original county

Grafton County

Original county

Hillsborough & Rockingham

Original county

Cheshire County

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