Welcome to East Exeter ...

East Exeter is located in Penobscot County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of East Exeter, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Exeter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for East Exeter: E. Exeter

East Exeter is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Exeter is located in the (207) area code.

Communities near East Exeter ...

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

• Bangor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Hampden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
  • Hampden is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <4>
• Hermon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
• Glenburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Dover - Foxcroft
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover - Foxcroft
  • Dover - Foxcroft is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover - Foxcroft <4>
• Pittsfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsfield <4>
• Dexter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Newport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Levant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
  • Levant is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levant <4>
• Carmel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <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 East Exeter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Exeter.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Exeter ...

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

Adding East Exeter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Exeter 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 East Exeter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the East Exeter post office opened in 1855.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Exeter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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