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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Rochester (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Rochester. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Rochester is located in Strafford County.

To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Strafford County: York (ME), Belknap, Carroll, Merrimack & Rockingham.

Below are the counties that are near Rochester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rochester:

  • Strafford County     (The home county of Rochester)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • East Rochester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • East Rochester is located in Strafford County
    • North Rochester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
      • North Rochester is located in Strafford County
    • Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
      • Place is located in Strafford County
    • Strafford Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
      • Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
    • Somersworth
      (6 miles [9.7 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 <2>
    • Barrington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Milton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Strafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
    • Farmington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover
      (8 miles [12.9 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 <2>
    • Madbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
      • Madbury is located in Strafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
    • Rollinsford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollinsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollinsford
      • Rollinsford is located in Strafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollinsford <2>
    • Bow Lake Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
      • Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
      • Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
      • Bow Lake
  • Belknap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Alton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
    • Barnstead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstead
      • Barnstead is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,777 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnstead <2>
    • Alton Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lower Gilmanton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Gilmanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
      • Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
    • West Alton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
      • West Alton is located in Belknap County
    • Gilmanton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Spring Haven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
      • Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
    • Allens Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
      • Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
    • Samoset
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
      • Samoset is located in Belknap County
    • Belmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Gilford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
      • Gilford is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <2>
    • Glendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Belknap County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • South Wolfeboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
      • South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
    • East Wakefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wakefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Woodman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
      • Woodman is located in Carroll County
    • Wolfeboro Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolfeboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fernald
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
      • Fernald is located in Carroll County
    • Wolfeboro Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
      • Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
    • North Wolfeboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wolfeboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
      • North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
    • Stockbridge Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
      • Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
    • Federal Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
      • Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Hillsborough County
    • Massabesic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
      • Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County
  • Merrimack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Pittsfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Epsom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epsom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
      • Epsom is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epsom <2>
    • Websters Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Websters Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
      • Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
    • Gossville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
      • Gossville is located in Merrimack County
    • Chichester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Loudon Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
      • Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
    • Allenstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Horse Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
      • Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Loudon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
      • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <2>
    • Pembroke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Suncook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shaker Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Northwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nottingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Newmarket
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Newington Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
      • Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
    • Newington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Deerfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <2>
    • Seacrest Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seacrest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
      • Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County
    • Deerfield Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
      • Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
    • James City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
      • James City is located in Rockingham County
    • Newfields
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newfields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfields
      • Newfields is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newfields <2>
    • Epping
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
      • Epping is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epping <2>
    • Greenland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenland <2>
  • Essex County (MA)
    • Amesbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
      • Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
  • York County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Berwick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in York County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
    • South Berwick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Varney Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
      • Varney Crossing is located in York County (ME)
    • North Berwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sanford
      (13 miles [20.9 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 <2>
    • South Sanford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
      • South Sanford is located in York County (ME)
    • Eliot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eliot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Springvale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Payneton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
      • Payneton is located in York County (ME)
    • Agamenticus Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agamenticus Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
      • Agamenticus Village is located in York County (ME)
    • Acton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Acton is located in York County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acton <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rochester, see our County-by-County Page for Rochester.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rochester ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rochester.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rochester. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rochester and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rochester.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of Rochester.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rochester:

Cemeteries Near Rochester ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rochester.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rochester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.

  • Cimetiere Du Ste. Rosaire Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cimetiere Du Ste. Rosaire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cimetiere Du Ste. Rosaire Cemetery
  • Rochester Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochester Cemetery
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Town Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Haven Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haven Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haven Hill Cemetery
  • New Cold Spring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cold Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Springs Cemetery
  • Mont - Calvaire Cimetiere
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mont - Calvaire Cimetiere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mont - Calvaire Cimetiere
  • Kimball Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
  • William Gray Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Forest Glade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (296 more) ...
    • Somersworth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Somersworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somersworth Cemetery
    • Joseph Walker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Joseph Walker Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joseph Walker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Milton.
      • The Joseph Walker Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Walker Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joseph Walker Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356717 <4>
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rochester had a population of 6,000 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rochester had a population of 31,719 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.

  • Gonic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonic
    • Gonic is located in Strafford County
  • East Rochester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • East Rochester is located in Strafford County
  • Pickering
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickering have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Pickering is located in Strafford County
  • Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
    • Place is located in Strafford County
  • North Rochester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
    • North Rochester is located in Strafford County
  • West Lebanon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
    • West Lebanon is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lebanon <2>
  • Strafford Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
    • Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Barrington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Barrington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
    • East Barrington is located in Strafford County
  • Somersworth
    (6 miles [9.7 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 <2>
  • Berwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Strafford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Strafford
    • Center Strafford is located in Strafford County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Farmington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Milton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Strafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
    • South Barrington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
      • South Barrington is located in Strafford County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rochester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rochester.

The official website for Rochester: www.rochesternh.net/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rochester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rochester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3043, Longitude: -70.9759    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rochester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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