Welcome to Rockingham ...

Rockingham is located in Rockingham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockingham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Rockingham is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rockingham lies within the (603) area code.

Communities Also Named Rockingham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Rockingham - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rockingham ...

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

• Dover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Newburyport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
  • Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
• Amesbury
  (13 miles [20.9 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
• Durham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Hampton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Exeter
  (4 miles [6.4 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockingham ...

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

Adding Rockingham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockingham 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 Rockingham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rockingham post office opened in 1895.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockingham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nh.us/

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