Incorporated: 1824
Population: 344
County Name: Coos
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Randolph
130 Durand Road
Randolph, NH 03593

Phone: 603-466-5771
Fax: 603-466-9856
Website: Town of Randolph

Origin:
In the charter of 1772, this town was named Durand, after John Durand, a member of the London Board of Trade and an associate of Governor John Wentworth. In 1824, Governor Levi Woodbury renamed it Randolph, in honor of his friend John Randolph of Virginia. Randolph was a long-time member of the House of Representatives, an advocate of states' rights, and a descendant of Pocahontas.

More about Randolph:
Randolph is situated in the heart of the White Mountains. Directly south is the northern end of the Presidential Range and to the north is the Crescent Range.