New Hampshire Gazetteer
Cocheco River is a physical feature (stream) in Strafford County. The primary coordinates for Cocheco River places it within the NH 03820 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Cocheco River |
| Category: | New Hampshire physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads 0.6 km (0.4 mi) SE of Marchs Pond, 1.8 km (1.1 mi) S of Birch Ridge; flows SE to join with the Salmon Falls River to form the head of Piscataqua River at the New Hampshire-Maine State boundary. |
| History: | "A proposal to change the name Cocheco River to Cochecho River was not approved by the BGN in May 2016. An Indian word meaning '' rapid "" or "" violent.''" |
| County: | Strafford County |
| Latitude: | 43.1750858 |
| Longitude: | -70.8239456 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cocheco River: Cocheco River.
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Dover, NH
(3.1 miles WNW) South Berwick, ME (4.1 miles N) South Eliot, ME (5.1 miles SSE) Durham, NH (6 miles WSW) Somersworth, NH (6.4 miles NNW) |
Berwick, ME
(6.6 miles NNW) Kittery, ME (7.5 miles SE) Portsmouth, NH (7.7 miles SSE) Newmarket, NH (8.5 miles SW) Kittery Point, ME (8.7 miles SE) |
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Gould Corner, ME
(< 0.1 mile) Eliot, ME (1.9 miles SE) Rosemary, ME (1.9 miles SE) Jewett, ME (3.1 miles NE) Oldfields, ME (3.1 miles NNE) |
Crams Corner, ME
(3.4 miles SSE) Great Works, ME (3.4 miles NNE) Sawyers, NH (3.4 miles W) Kennard Corner, ME (3.6 miles SSE) East Eliot, ME (3.6 miles ESE) |
