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Welcome to Bolsters Mills ...

Bolsters Mills is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bolsters Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Bolsters Mills: Bolsters Mls. (or less commonly used: Bolsters Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bolsters Mills for more information about variations on the name of Bolsters Mills.

Bolsters Mills is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bolsters Mills: 207

Communities near Bolsters Mills ...

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

  • Lewiston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
  • Auburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
  • New Gloucester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Turner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <3>
  • Poland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <3>
  • Bridgton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Paris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Norway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Raymond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bolsters Mills ...

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

Adding Bolsters Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bolsters Mills 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 Bolsters Mills was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bolsters Mills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bolsters Mills - 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.