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Welcome to Carrabassett ...

Carrabassett is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carrabassett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Carrabassett is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Carrabassett: 207

Communities near Carrabassett ...

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

  • Strong
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Solon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Solon is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <3>
  • Phillips
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kingfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bingham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Carrabassett Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrabassett Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrabassett Valley
    • Carrabassett Valley is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrabassett Valley <3>
  • New Vineyard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
    • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • New Portland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eustis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Moscow
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Carrabassett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carrabassett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carrabassett ...

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

Adding Carrabassett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carrabassett post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carrabassett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carrabassett - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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