New Rockford, North Dakota New Rockford, North Dakota New Rockford is a city in Eddy County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Eddy County. The population was 1,391 at the 2010 census. New Rockford was founded in 1883. New Rockford was founded in 1883 at the time of the arrival of the Great Northern Railway into the area. In 1915, residents mounted a challenge to have the state capital relocated from Bismarck, North Dakota to New Rockford. This was not passed and defeated, leaving Bismarck the state capital of North Dakota. New Rockford is located at (47.680579, -99.136177). According to
North Dakota Highway 43 14, ND 43 again passes through a small section of Turtle Mountain State Forest. east of the state forest, the highway enters Rolette County. ND 43 travels on a straight east–west course for in Rolette County before it comes to its eastern terminus at U.S. Highway 281 (US 281) and ND 3, which run concurrently. The terminus is about of the Canadian border and the International Peace Garden, and about north of Dunseith, North Dakota. North Dakota Highway 43 North Dakota Highway 43 (ND 43) is a state highway located in extreme north-central North Dakota. It is about long and