Welcome to Heron Island ...

Heron Island is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heron Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Heron Island: Heron Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Heron Island is near sea level<3>.

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

Heron Island lies within the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named Heron Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Heron Island - it's located in New Brunswick.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Heron Island.

Communities near Heron Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Heron Island.

• Bath
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Wiscasset
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscasset
  • Wiscasset is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiscasset <4>
• Woolwich
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
  • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <4>
• Boothbay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothbay
  • Boothbay is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothbay <4>
• Bristol
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• Phippsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phippsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phippsburg
  • Phippsburg is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phippsburg <4>
• Boothbay Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boothbay Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothbay Harbor
  • Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothbay Harbor <4>
• Damariscotta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damariscotta
  • Damariscotta is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damariscotta <4>
• West Bath
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bath
  • West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bath <4>
• Newcastle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
  • Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <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 Heron Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heron Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heron Island ...

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

Adding Heron Island to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Heron Island post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heron Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.me.us/

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