Welcome to Stroudwater ...

Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stroudwater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Stroudwater is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Stroudwater is located in the (207) area code.

Communities near Stroudwater ...

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

• South Portland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Scarborough
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarborough have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarborough
  • Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarborough <3>
• Biddeford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddeford
  • Biddeford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biddeford <3>
• Saco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
  • Saco is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <3>
• Westbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Windham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Gorham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
• Falmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Standish
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Standish is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <3>
• Cape Elizabeth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Elizabeth
  • Cape Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Elizabeth <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stroudwater ...

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

Adding Stroudwater to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stroudwater post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stroudwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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