Welcome to Douglas Hill ...

Douglas Hill is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Douglas Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Douglas Hill is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Douglas Hill is located in the (207) area code.

Communities near Douglas Hill ...

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

• Windham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <4>
• Gorham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
• Standish
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Standish is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <4>
• Buxton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
  • Buxton is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
• Gray
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Gray is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
• Poland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <4>
• Bridgton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
  • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <4>
• Hollis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
  • Hollis is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
• Raymond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
• Naples
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <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 Douglas Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Douglas Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Douglas Hill. 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 Douglas Hill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Douglas Hill ...

Looking for more information about Douglas Hill? 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 Douglas Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Douglas Hill.

Adding Douglas Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Douglas Hill 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 Douglas Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Douglas Hill post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Douglas Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

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