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Welcome to Convene ...

Convene is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Convene, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Convene is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Convene: 207

Communities near Convene ...

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

  • Windham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • 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 <3>
  • Standish
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>
  • Bridgton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hollis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hollis is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
  • Raymond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Naples
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Naples is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <3>
  • Limington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Casco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Casco is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <3>
  • Fryeburg
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Convene. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Convene.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Convene ...

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

Adding Convene to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Convene 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 Convene was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Convene post office opened in 1892. The Convene post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Convene.

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 Convene - 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>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/