Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
County or equivalent
Location overview
Strafford County is in southeastern New Hampshire along the border with Maine. Dover is its county seat, and Rochester and Somersworth are its other cities. The county was organized at Dover in 1771 and named for William Wentworth, the second Earl of Strafford. Its neighbors include York County in Maine and Belknap, Carroll, Merrimack and Rockingham counties in New Hampshire. Ten towns complement the county’s three cities.