Welcome to Center Strafford ...

Center Strafford is located in Strafford County<1>.

The location of Center Strafford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Center Strafford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Center Strafford is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Center Strafford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Center Strafford lies within the (603) area code.

Communities near Center Strafford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Center Strafford.

• Dover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Rochester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Durham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <4>
• Somersworth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
  • Somersworth is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
  • Former names for Somersworth:
  • Great Falls
  • Summersworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <4>
• Raymond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
• Barrington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
  • Barrington is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barrington <4>
• Newmarket
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmarket
  • Newmarket is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmarket <4>
• Berwick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• South Berwick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berwick
  • South Berwick is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Berwick <4>
• Pembroke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Center Strafford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Center Strafford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Center Strafford. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Strafford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Strafford. See our Newspapers Page for Center Strafford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Strafford ...

Looking for more information about Center Strafford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Center Strafford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Center Strafford.

Adding Center Strafford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Center Strafford in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Center Strafford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Center Strafford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Center Strafford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Strafford County: www.co.strafford.nh.us/

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