Welcome to East Harpswell ...

East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Harpswell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for East Harpswell: E. Harpswell

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

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

The telephone area code for East Harpswell: (207)

Communities near East Harpswell ...

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

• Brunswick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Falmouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
• Lisbon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
• Topsham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
  • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <4>
• Freeport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Yarmouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
  • Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yarmouth <4>
• Bath
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
• Cumberland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
• Harpswell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpswell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell
  • Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpswell <4>
• Durham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <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 Harpswell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Harpswell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Harpswell ...

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

Adding East Harpswell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Harpswell post office opened in 1868.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Harpswell. 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/