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Welcome to Maine ...

Maine is located in Coconino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Maine is 7,080 feet [2,158 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Maine is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Maine lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Maine: 928

Communities Also Named Maine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Maine - they are located in Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, New York (2) and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Maine ...

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

  • Flagstaff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Williams
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bellemont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Williams Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Williams Junction is located in Coconino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Junction
  • Kachina Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountainaire
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountainaire is located in Coconino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainaire
  • Corva ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Corva is located in Coconino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corva
  • Munds Park
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • West Sedona
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Sedona
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maine ...

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

Adding Maine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maine 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 (so far) for Maine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Maine post office opened in 1907. The Maine post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Coconino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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