Welcome to Dry Mills ...

Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dry Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

A typical abbreviation for Dry Mills: Dry Mls. (or less commonly used: Dry Mlls.)

Dry Mills is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Dry Mills is located in the (207) area code.

Communities near Dry Mills ...

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

• Portland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• Lewiston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
• Auburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Brunswick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Westbrook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Westbrook is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <4>
• Windham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Falmouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <4>
• Standish
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Lisbon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <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 Dry Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dry Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dry Mills ...

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

Adding Dry Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dry Mills post office opened in 1865.

We also found Dry Mills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dry Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dry Mills. 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/