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Welcome to Bucks Mills ...

Bucks Mills is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bucks Mills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

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

Bucks Mills is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bucks Mills: 207

Communities near Bucks Mills ...

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

  • Bangor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Orono
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <3>
  • Brewer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <3>
  • Ellsworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hampden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Belfast
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hermon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <3>
  • Bucksport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Winterport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Orrington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bucks Mills ...

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

Adding Bucks Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bucks 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 Bucks Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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 Bucks 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.