Welcome to Merepoint ...

Merepoint is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merepoint, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Merepoint is near sea level<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Merepoint: (207)

The ZIP code for Merepoint: 04053<3>

Communities near Merepoint ...

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

• Portland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• South Portland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
  • South Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Portland <4>
• Brunswick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Westbrook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Westbrook is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <4>
• Windham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <4>
• Falmouth
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 north)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merepoint ...

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

Adding Merepoint to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Merepoint post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merepoint.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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