Hillsborough County

Genealogy Research in Hillsborough 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

American Abolitionists and Antislavery Activists

Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire

National Archives - American Slavery, Civil Records

National Museum of African American History and Culture

6 Stops on the Underground Railroad - New England Historical Society

Archives and Libraries

Amherst Town Library

Bedford Public Library

Chamberlin Free Public Library

Deering NH Public Library

FamilySearch Catalog - Hillsborough County, NH

FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Hillsborough County

Fuller Public Library – Hillsborough, New Hampshire

George Holmes Bixby Memorial Library - Francestown NH

George H. and Ella M. Rodgers Memorial Library

HathiTrust Digital Library

Hollis Social Library

J.A. Tarbell Library

Library of Congress

Manchester City Library

Mason Public Library

Merrimack Public Library

Nashua New Hampshire Family History Center

Nashua Public Library

NH-SOS - Archival Holdings

New Hampshire State Library

New Hampshire, United States Genealogy - FamilySearch

New Ipswich Library

Open Library - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Pelham Public Library - Vox Populi

Stephenson Memorial Library - Greenfield NH

USGenWeb Archives - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Wadleigh Memorial Library

Weare Public Library

Bible Records

Genealogy Trails - Hillsborough County, NH Family Bibles and Records

Biographies

Cemeteries

Census Records

FamilySearch - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Census

Genealogy Trails - Hillsborough County, NH Census Records

Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Census Records

LDS Genealogy - Hillsborough County Census Records

NHGenWeb Project - Hillsborough County Census

USGenWeb Archives - 1790 U.S. Census for the town of Hollis, NH in Hillsboro County

USGenWeb Archives - 1790 U. S. Census for The Town of Temple, Hillsboro, NH

USGenWeb Archives - Hillsborough 1910 - Partial Census

USGenWeb Archives - Hillsborough 1930 [Transcriped when researching Prince and Vachon family lines.]

The USGenWeb Census Project - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Wikipedia - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Demographics

Church Records

FamilySearch - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Church

LDS Genealogy - Hillsborough County Church Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Hillsborough County New Hampshire Church Records

Court Records

Court Records - Hillsborough County New Hampshire

Digital Commonwealth - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Documents

FamilySearch - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Court

Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Courthouse Records

LDS Genealogy - Hillsborough County Court Records

Directories

FamilySearch - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire City Directories

LDS Genealogy - Hillsborough County City Directories

1846 Manchester, New Hampshire, City Directory

1889 Manchester, New Hampshire, City Directory

1906 Manchester, New Hampshire, City Directory

1915 Manchester, New Hampshire, City Directory

1871 The New Hampshire Register, Farmer’s Almanac and Business Directory

1874 The New Hampshire Register, Farmer’s Almanac and Business Directory

1881 The New Hampshire Register, Farmer’s Almanac and Business Directory

1884 The New Hampshire Register, Farmer’s Almanac and Business Directory

1879 Pocket Business Directory and Industrial and Social Statistics of the City of Manchester, N.H.

1884 Pocket Business Directory and Industrial and Social Statistics of the City of Manchester, N.H.

Estate Records

FamilySearch - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Probate

LDS Genealogy - Hillsborough County Probate Records

NHGenWeb Project - Hillsborough County Probate

New Horizons Genealogy - Hillsborough County New Hampshire Wills & Probate Records

Obituaries - Hillsborough County New Hampshire

Disasters

Amherst and Mt. Vernon, NH Storm and Flood, Oct 1869

Hudson, NH House Fire, Mar 1949

Hudson, NH Lightning Strike, Jul 1866

Manchester, NH Amoskeag Mills Accident, Oct 1891

Manchester, NH Amoskeag Mills Fire, Jul 1855

Manchester, NH Amsokeag Falls Flood, Mar 1859

Manchester, NH Armory Fire, Feb 1906

Manchester, NH Block Fire, Mar 1955

Manchester, NH Central Block Fire, Feb 1910

Manchester, NH Conner Farm Fire, Apr 1891

Manchester, NH Fire, Jul 1870

Manchester, NH Flood, Mar 1896

Manchester, NH Flood, Mar 1936

Manchester, NH House Fire, Feb 1930

Manchester, NH Lake Massabesic Drowning, Aug 1880

Manchester, NH Lightning Strike, Jun 1900

Manchester, NH Massabesic Hotel Fire, May 1903

Manchester, NH Merchants Exchange Bldg Fire, Apr 1874

Manchester, NH Railroad Accident, Nov 1858

Manchester, NH Squog River Drowning, Jun 1903

Manchester, NH Wagon Accident, Jul 1866

Mason, NH (near) Private Plane Crashes, July 1951

Milford, NH Auto Accident, Nov 1946

Milford, NH Drowning

Milford, NH Fires, Mar 1910

Milford, NH Storm and Flood, Oct 1869

Nashua, NH Railway Car And Truck Collide, Dec 1960

Nashua, NH Train Derails, Nov 1954

Nashua, NH Auto Wreck, Jun 1910

Nashua, NH Central Block Fire, Apr 1931

Nashua, NH Circus Accident, Jul 1893

Nashua, NH Fire, Apr 1870

Nashua, NH Fire, May 1930

Nashua, NH Fireman Thrown from Firetruck, Sept 1946

Nashua, NH Flood, Apr 1895

Nashua, NH Forest Fire, May 1896

Nashua, NH Gas Explosion, Feb 1854

Nashua, NH Goodrich Block Fire, Oct 1889

Nashua, NH Gored By Bull, Dec 1910

Nashua, NH Granite Overall Co Fire, Mar 1915

Nashua, NH Hack Stables Fire, Jan 1892

Nashua, NH Mattress Factory Fire, Oct 1870

Nashua, NH Plane Crash, Jun 1928

Nashua, NH Railroad Co Fire, Apr 1872

Nashua, NH Storm, Apr 1886

Nashua, NH Train Accident, Jan 1896

Nashua, NH Truck Accident, Mar 1949

Pelham, NH Trolley Wreck, Sep 1903

Peterborough, NH Automobile Accident, Jul 1950

Peterborough, NH Fire & Flood during New England Hurricane, Sept 1938

Peterborough, NH Fire Dec 1902

Peterborough, NH Fire, Jan 1903

Peterborough, NH Fire, Nov 1875

Peterborough, NH Lightning Strike, Oct 1838

Wilton, NH Fire, Dec 1874

History

Immigration and Naturalization Records

FamilySearch - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Naturalizations

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild

LDS Genealogy - Hillsborough County Immigration Records

Land Records

BLM GLO Records

FamilySearch - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Land

LDS Genealogy - Hillsborough County Land Records

NHGenWeb Project - Hillsborough County Deeds

USGenWeb Archives - Land Transfers By Members of the Fitzgerald Family (part one)

USGenWeb Archives - Land Transfers By Members of the Fitzgerald Family (part two)

Maps

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Digital Commonwealth - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Maps/Atlases

FamilySearch - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Maps

FamilySearch - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Maps and Gazetteers

Histopolis - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Map

Historic Map Works - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

LDS Genealogy - Hillsborough County Map Records

Library of Congress - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Map

New Hampshire from 1764

NHGenWeb Project - Hillsborough County Maps

Military Records

FamilySearch - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Military

Genealogy Trails - Hillsborough County, NH Military Records

LDS Genealogy - Hillsborough County Military Records

Military Records - Hillsborough County New Hampshire

NHGenWeb Project - Hillsborough County Military

New Horizons Genealogy - Hillsborough County New Hampshire Military Records

USGenWeb Archives - Revolutionary War Pension Application Abstract - Jonathan Thayer

WWII Army Casualties: HillsboroughCounty, New Hampshire

WWII Army Casualties: HillsboroughCounty, New Hampshire (cont'd)

Miscellaneous Records

Genealogy Trails - Hillsborough County, NH Miscellaneous Data

Hillsborough County, NH

LDS Genealogy - Hillsborough County Miscellaneous Records

New Horizons Genealogy - Instances of Longevity in Pelham, New Hampshire

Municipalities

A Brief History of Greenfield, New Hampshire, 1791-1941

FamilySearch - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Town Histories

Fold3 - Town Records, Goffstown NH

Fold3 - Town Records, Hancock NH

Histopolis - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Cities

Histopolis - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Towns

History of Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

History Files at Rays-place.com - Bedford, NH

History Files at Rays-place.com - Brookline, NH

History Files at Rays-place.com - Sharon, NH

History Files at Rays-place.com - Windsor, NH

The History of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1735-1921 vol 1

The History of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1735-1921 vol 2

History of Bedford, New-Hampshire

History of Brookline, Formerly Raby, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

History of Hollis, New Hampshire

History of Hudson, N.H.

History of Mont Vernon, New Hampshire

The History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1735-1914

History of Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

LDS Genealogy - Hillsborough County Records by City/Town

Living Places - Nashua, NH

Manchester, A Brief record of its Past and a Picture of its Present

Manchester, Yesterday and Today [Described Pictorially]

National Register of Historic Places listings in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

NHGenWeb Project - Ancient Town of Dunstable

New Horizons Genealogy - Hillsborough County New Hampshire Cities & Towns

Wikipedia - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Communities

Native American Genealogy

Indigenous Peoples of New Hampshire - FamilySearch

National Archives - American Indian Records

New Boston Historical Society - Native Americans and the First European Settler

New Hampshire Indian Tribes

Newspapers

The Amherst Citizen

Digital Commonwealth - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Newspapers

FamilySearch - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Newspapers

Genealogy Trails - Hillsborough County, NH Newspaper Gleanings

Granite Quill Publishing

LDS Genealogy - Hillsborough County Newspapers and Obituaries

Library of Congress - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Newpapers

Library of Congress - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Periodicals

The Nashua Telegraph

New Hampshire Herald

The Messenger

Newspaper Abstracts - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

RUMBO News

Union Leader Corp.

Villager

Obituaries

Photography

Digital Commonwealth - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Photographs

Digital Commonwealth - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Postcards/Cards

FamilyOldPhotos - Hillsborough Co NH

Library of Congress - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Photo, Print, Drawing

Penny Postcards from Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

School Records

Genealogy Trails - Hillsborough County, NH School Records

LDS Genealogy - Hillsborough County School Records

Manchester - North Richland Hills, New Hampshire

Societies

Tax Records

FamilySearch - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Taxation

Genealogy Trails - Hillsborough County, NH 1804 Taxpayers

LDS Genealogy - Hillsborough County Tax Records

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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