Welcome to Chisholm ...

Chisholm is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Chisholm has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chisholm, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Chisholm is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Chisholm: (207)

Communities Also Named Chisholm ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Chisholm - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chisholm.

Communities near Chisholm ...

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

• Farmington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Winthrop
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
• Turner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <4>
• Rumford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • Rumford is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rumford <4>
• Monmouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
  • Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <4>
• Wilton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
• Belgrade
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
  • Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belgrade <4>
• Mexico
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
• Readfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield
  • Readfield is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readfield <4>
• Manchester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chisholm ...

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

Adding Chisholm to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chisholm post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chisholm.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chisholm. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/