Welcome to Asticou ...

Asticou is located in Hancock County<1>.

The location of Asticou has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Asticou, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Asticou is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Asticou lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Asticou: (207)

Communities near Asticou ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Asticou.

• Ellsworth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <4>
• Bar Harbor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Harbor
  • Bar Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bar Harbor <4>
• Blue Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
  • Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <4>
• Hancock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• Mount Desert
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Desert
  • Mount Desert is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Desert <4>
• Gouldsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
  • Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <4>
• Lamoine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
  • Lamoine is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoine <4>
• Tremont
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
  • Tremont is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
• Trenton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Asticou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asticou.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Asticou. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Asticou.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Asticou. See our Newspapers Page for Asticou.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asticou ...

Looking for more information about Asticou? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Asticou, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Asticou.

Adding Asticou to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Asticou in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Asticou was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Asticou post office opened in 1888.

We also found Asticou in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asticou.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Asticou. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/