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Welcome to Bustins Island ...

Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bustins Island, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

A typical abbreviation for Bustins Island: Bustins Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bustins Island for more information about variations on the name of Bustins Island.

Bustins Island is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bustins Island: 207

The ZIP code for Bustins Island: 04013<3>

Communities near Bustins Island ...

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

  • Portland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • South Portland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Scarborough
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Brunswick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Westbrook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Windham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <4>
  • Falmouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cape Elizabeth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisbon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
  • Topsham
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Bustins Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bustins Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bustins Island ...

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

Adding Bustins Island to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bustins Island post office opened in 1908. The Bustins Island post office closed in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bustins Island.

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 Bustins Island - 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 Bustins Island). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bustins Island 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/