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Welcome to Blue Hill Falls ...

Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Hill Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.

Blue Hill Falls is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Blue Hill Falls: 207

The ZIP code for Blue Hill Falls: 04615<3>

Communities near Blue Hill Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Hill Falls.

  • Ellsworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bar Harbor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bucksport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Searsport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hancock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Orland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Desert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Deer Isle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Southwest Harbor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lamoine
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Blue Hill Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Hill Falls.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Hill Falls ...

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

Adding Blue Hill Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blue Hill Falls post office opened in 1852.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Hill Falls.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Hill Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Blue Hill Falls). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Blue Hill Falls or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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