Welcome to Christmas Cove ...
Christmas Cove is located in Lincoln County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Christmas Cove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
A typical abbreviation for Christmas Cove: Christmas Cv.
Christmas Cove is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Christmas Cove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Christmas Cove: 207
Communities near Christmas Cove ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Christmas Cove.
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waldoboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wiscasset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woolwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boothbay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
- Phippsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phippsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phippsburg
- Phippsburg is located in Sagadahoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phippsburg <3>
- Boothbay Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Damariscotta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Bath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bath
- West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bath <3>
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 Christmas Cove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Christmas Cove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Christmas Cove. 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 Christmas Cove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Christmas Cove. See our Newspapers Page for Christmas Cove.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Christmas Cove ...
Looking for more information about Christmas Cove? 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 Christmas Cove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Christmas Cove.
Adding Christmas Cove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Christmas Cove 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 Christmas Cove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Christmas Cove post office opened in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Christmas Cove.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Christmas Cove - 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/ |