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Welcome to East Steuben ...

East Steuben is located in Washington County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of East Steuben, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for East Steuben: E. Steuben

East Steuben is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from East Steuben (for example, toward Grand Manan (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

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

Communities Also Named East Steuben ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Steuben - it's located in New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Steuben.

Communities near East Steuben ...

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

  • Bar Harbor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hancock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Gouldsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Franklin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Jonesport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Milbridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Addison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Addison is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <4>
  • Sullivan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Sullivan is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
  • Cherryfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
    • Cherryfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryfield <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 Steuben. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Steuben.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Steuben ...

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

Adding East Steuben to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Steuben post office opened in 1887.

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Steuben - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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