Welcome to Cocheco ...

Cocheco is located in Strafford County<1>.

The location of Cocheco has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cocheco, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1912.

Cocheco is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Cocheco: (603)

Communities near Cocheco ...

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

• Dover
  (3 miles [4.8 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Portsmouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Sanford
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Exeter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
• York
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Somersworth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Wells
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
• Raymond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>

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 Cocheco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cocheco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cocheco ...

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

Adding Cocheco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cocheco 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 Cocheco was on a map titled Map of New Hampshire (from Rand McNally, 1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cocheco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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