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Welcome to Litchfield Plains ...

Litchfield Plains is located in Kennebec County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Litchfield Plains, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Litchfield Plains: Litchfield Plns.

Litchfield Plains is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Litchfield Plains: (207)

Communities near Litchfield Plains ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Litchfield Plains.

  • Lewiston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Augusta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lisbon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Topsham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Bath
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Winthrop
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
  • Turner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <4>
  • Gardiner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Litchfield Plains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Litchfield Plains.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Litchfield Plains ...

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

Adding Litchfield Plains to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Litchfield Plains post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Litchfield Plains.

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

The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/

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 Kennebec, 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 Litchfield Plains - 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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