Welcome to Place ...

Place is located in Strafford County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Place, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Place, 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.

Place is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Place: (603)

Communities Also Named Place ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Place - it's located in Kentucky.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Place.

Communities near Place ...

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

• Dover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Sanford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• Durham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Barrington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
• Eliot
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eliot have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
  • Eliot is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eliot <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 Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Place.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Place. 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 Place.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Place ...

Looking for more information about Place? 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 Place, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Place.

Adding Place to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Place 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 Place was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Place.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Place. 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/