Rockingham County, NH

Headnote
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, situated at the southeast corner of New Hampshire, with the Atlantic ocean on the southeast, and Piscataqua river on the northeast. Area, 695 square miles. Face of the country, diversified; soil, productive. Seats of justice, Portsmouth and Exeter. Pop. in 1810, 50,175; in 1820, 55,226; in 1830, 44,325; in 1840, 45,771; in 1850, 48,184. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New Hampshire

Rockingham County, New Hampshire (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, situated at the southeast corner of New Hampshire, with the Atlantic ocean on the southeast, and Piscataqua river on the northeast. Area, 695 square miles. Face of the country, diversified; soil, productive. Seats of justice, Portsmouth and Exeter. Pop. in 1810, 50,175; in 1820, 55,226; in 1830, 44,325; in 1840, 45,771; in 1850, 48,184.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 313.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Deerfield, NH City or Town
Derry, NH City or Town
Exeter, NH City or Town
Hampton Falls, NH City or Town
Hampton, NH City or Town
Newmarket, NH City or Town
Portsmouth, NH City or Town
Stratham, NH City or Town
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