Description: Detailed large map of New Hampshire State, USA showing cities, towns, county formations, roads highway, US highways and State routes.
Map of New Hampshire, New Hampshire map with cities, counties, and roads network. This state reference is a detailed map built in a road-light style, so county shapes, county seats, city labels, lakes, and borders lead your eye while interstates and U.S. routes appear only as gentle orientation lines. The best map approach here is county-first: you immediately see Coos, Grafton, Carroll, Belknap, Merrimack, Sullivan, Cheshire, Hillsborough, Rockingham, and Strafford, with Concord marked as the state capital. Use blue water (the Connecticut River, Merrimack River, Lake Winnipesaukee, Squam Lake, Newfound Lake, Umbagog Lake, Ossipee Lake, Great Bay), clean state borders (Vermont to the west, Maine to the east, Massachusetts to the south, Quebec, Canada to the north), and the restrained highway cues (I-93, I-89, I-95) only as companions to the county labeling.
Anchor with water and borders. The Connecticut River outlines the Vermont boundary; the Piscataqua River and Great Bay shape the Seacoast; Umbagog Lake, Lake Francis, and the First Connecticut Lake mark the far north; Lake Winnipesaukee dominates the Lakes Region.
Lock on county seats. Dots mark seats like Lancaster (Coos), North Haverhill/Woodsville area (Grafton's seat labeled near Haverhill), Ossipee (Carroll), Laconia (Belknap), Concord (Merrimack), Newport (Sullivan), Keene (Cheshire), Manchester/Nashua corridor in Hillsborough, Brentwood/Exeter area (Rockingham), and Dover (Strafford).
Use roads sparingly. I-93, I-89, and I-95 are thin lines to confirm direction; the map's aim is counties, towns, lakes, and the compact New England geography.
Coos fills the entire northern tip against Quebec and Maine. The Connecticut Lakes chain—First Connecticut Lake, Lake Francis, and smaller headwater ponds—forms unmistakable blue anchors. The Androscoggin River flows from the Umbagog/Richardson Lakes area through Berlin.
Lancaster is the county seat, set on the upper Connecticut River; its label makes a perfect mid-valley orientation point.
Berlin appears on the Androscoggin; Colebrook sits near the Canadian gateway; Gorham lies east of Berlin along the river corridor.
The map shows highland names like Dixville Notch region via nearby towns, but terrain stays subdued to keep the county's shape primary.
The dashed international boundary and thin trace of U.S. 3 up the Connecticut Valley are present only as soft guides; the county's lime shade and water bodies do most of the work.
South of Coos, Grafton is a large pink block running from the Connecticut River eastward into the White Mountains. Lakes and notches provide a natural wayfinding without heavy road symbols.
The county seat is at North Haverhill (the map often highlights Woodsville/Haverhill area). At the same time, bigger labels include Littleton near the Vermont line, Plymouth on the Pemigewasset, Hanover and Lebanon along the Connecticut River, and Lincoln at the gateway to the Kancamagus.
Newfound Lake at Bristol and the Pemigewasset River give blue anchors across the county.
Follow the Connecticut River towns (Hanover, Lebanon, Woodsville) to anchor the west edge, then use Squam Lake and Pemigewasset River labels near Plymouth to slide you south toward the Lakes Region.
Carroll forms the purple wedge along the Maine line in the central east. Its interior is dotted with lakes and the Sandwich Range foothills.
Ossipee is the county seat, clearly labeled.
Conway and North Conway line the Saco headwaters; Wolfeboro appears on Lake Winnipesaukee's eastern shore; Tamworth, Madison, and Wakefield dot the county's south.
Ossipee Lake and connections to Maine make simple eastern cues.
The road-light style lets Ossipee Lake, Silver Lake, Conway Lake, and the Saco River guide your eye, keeping county outlines leading.
Belknap is the compact turquoise county at the heart of the Lakes Region around the southern half of Lake Winnipesaukee.
Laconia is the county seat and main label; Gilford, Belmont, Gilmanton, and Tilton appear around Winnisquam Lake and the Winnipesaukee bays.
Alton anchors the southeast bay area where the lake fingers toward Strafford.
Lake Winnipesaukee dominates, with Winnisquam Lake, Lake Waukewan, and nearby Squam Lake in neighboring Grafton serving as perfect blue reference points in the road-light design.
In the yellow-green center, Merrimack wraps the state capital and blends the Lakes Region with the lowlands to the south.
Concord is both the state capital and county seat, clearly marked with a red dot.
Franklin appears where the Pemigewasset meets the Winnipesaukee to form the Merrimack River. Hooksett, Bow, Pembroke, Loudon, and Epsom fill the belt between Concord and Belknap/Strafford.
Henniker and New London dot the western uplands toward Sullivan and Grafton.
The Merrimack River flows south from Concord; I-89's thin arc west toward Lebanon, and I-93's slim north–south trace are present only to confirm direction. The county's shape and river junctions are the main orientation tools.
From Squam Lake and Newfound Lake in Grafton, the eye slides to Lake Winnipesaukee and Winnisquam in Belknap, down the Winnipesaukee River to Franklin in Merrimack, then east to Ossipee and Conway in Carroll along the Saco headwaters. This sequence is precisely how the map is meant to be read: water and county labels first, with thin highway lines only as confirmation.
Sullivan is the lavender block under Grafton on the Vermont border. The Connecticut River forms its western edge; Sunapee Lake touches the northeast corner.
Newport is the county seat, labeled in the valley east of Claremont.
Claremont is the largest label on the river; Grantham and Springfield lie toward Lake Sunapee and the I-89 approach; Charlestown marks the southern river bend.
Use the Sunapee blue oval and the Connecticut boundary to keep your place; the road-light I-89 curve only confirms the corridor to Merrimack and Grafton.
Cheshire occupies the southwest corner of Massachusetts and Vermont.
Keene is the county seat and dominant label, placed near the Ashuelot valley.
Rindge, Jaffrey, Swanzey, and Winchester appear near the Massachusetts line; Walpole anchors the river border north of Keene.
Nearby town names imply Mount Monadnock's presence; the Connecticut River boundary and the symmetry of the county's blue block keep the label hierarchy clear without heavy roads.
Hillsborough is the most populous county in the central region. The Merrimack River is the natural spine from Concord down to Nashua, Massachusetts.
County functions are shared historically between Manchester and Nashua, both bold labels at this scale; Milford, Goffstown, Bedford, Hudson, Merrimack, Amherst, and Peterborough round out the interior towns.
The map shows I-293 around Manchester only as a thin loop—just enough to orient—because the county blocks and river do the heavy lifting.
Follow the Merrimack south through Hooksett to Manchester, then to Merrimack and Nashua at the state line. The road-light depiction keeps the city's legibility.
Rockingham is the pink coastal county stretching from Salem and Derry up through Exeter, Hampton, and Portsmouth.
The judicial seat is Brentwood, while Exeter is often highlighted on general maps and appears here as a strong label near the Exeter River; Derry, Londonderry, Salem, Windham, Raymond, Hampstead, Plaistow, and Seabrook fill the southern tier.
The Seacoast shows Portsmouth at the mouth of the Piscataqua River with bridges toward Maine; Hampton and North Hampton line the beaches; Newmarket nestles on Great Bay.
Great Bay and the Piscataqua channels form a blue compass; the thin I-95 line is present but subdued, so the county and city names remain primary.
North of Rockingham, Strafford arcs from the Maine border to the Lakes Region foothills.
Dover is the county seat and a large label at the Cochecho River mouth; Rochester stands inland to the north; Durham appears on Oyster River where the University of New Hampshire shapes the Great Bay shoreline; Somersworth sits by the Maine bridge.
Westward, Barrington and Strafford towns lead you toward Belknap.
Use Great Bay, the Oyster River, and the Maine line as your anchor triangle; the road-light I-95 and US-4 hints are secondary to city placement.
Starting at Portsmouth and Dover in Strafford, slide along Great Bay and the Piscataqua to Hampton, then down Rockingham's inland arc through Exeter, Derry, and Salem. Turn inland to Hillsborough for Nashua and Manchester along the Merrimack River, then north again to Concord in Merrimack. This south-to-north sweep matches how the map reads naturally: counties and rivers first, roads only as quiet cues.
Coos - Lancaster; Berlin, Colebrook, Gorham; Connecticut Lakes, Umbagog, Androscoggin River.
Grafton - North Haverhill (Haverhill/Woodsville area); Littleton, Plymouth, Hanover, Lebanon, Bristol; Newfound Lake, Squam Lake, Pemigewasset.
Carroll - Ossipee; Conway, North Conway, Wolfeboro, Madison, Tamworth, Wakefield; Ossipee Lake, Saco headwaters.
Belknap - Laconia; Gilford, Belmont, Tilton, Alton, Gilmanton; Winnipesaukee, Winnisquam.
Merrimack - Concord; Franklin, Hooksett, Bow, Pembroke, Loudon, Henniker, New London; Merrimack River.
Sullivan - Newport; Claremont, Charlestown, Sunapee area; Connecticut River, Lake Sunapee.
Cheshire - Keene; Jaffrey, Rindge, Swanzey, Winchester, Walpole; Monadnock region.
Hillsborough - Manchester and Nashua corridor; Milford, Merrimack, Bedford, Hudson, Amherst, Goffstown, Peterborough.
Rockingham - Brentwood/Exeter area; Derry, Londonderry, Salem, Raymond, Hampton, Portsmouth, Seabrook, Newmarket; Great Bay, Piscataqua River.
Strafford - Dover; Rochester, Durham, Somersworth, Barrington; Great Bay, Oyster River.
All ten counties, plus the state capital Concord, are depicted with seats and anchor towns exactly as shown, consistent with our road-light cartography.
Ten, each shaded and labeled with its county seat.
Concord in Merrimack County.
Hillsborough County.
Hillsborough County, at the Massachusetts line.
Rockingham County on the Seacoast.
Strafford County.
Belknap County, centered on Lake Winnipesaukee.
Carroll County.
Grafton County.
Coos County.
Cheshire County.
Sullivan County.
Across Belknap and Carroll counties.
In Grafton County near Bristol.
On the Sullivan–Merrimack edge near New London and Sunapee.
In the Coos–Maine border area.
The Connecticut, Merrimack, Androscoggin, Saco, Piscataqua and Pemigewasset rivers.
Road-light: thin interstate lines so counties and towns lead.
Coos, Grafton, Sullivan and Cheshire.
Coos, Carroll, Strafford and Rockingham.
Cheshire, Hillsborough and Rockingham.
Strafford County.
Rockingham County.
Grafton County.
Merrimack County.
Carroll County.
Grafton County.
Coos County.
Belknap, Carroll, Merrimack and adjacent Grafton.
Find the county seat dot, use lakes and rivers as your compass, and glance at thin interstate cues only to confirm direction.
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