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Welcome to Cumberland Mills ...

Cumberland Mills is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cumberland Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Cumberland Mills: Cumberland Mls. (or less commonly used: Cumberland Mlls.)

Cumberland Mills is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cumberland Mills: 207

Communities Also Named Cumberland Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cumberland Mills - they are located in Quebec and Rhode Island.

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

Communities near Cumberland Mills ...

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

  • Portland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • South Portland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Scarborough
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Biddeford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Saco is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <3>
  • Windham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Gorham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
  • Falmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Standish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cape Elizabeth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cumberland Mills ...

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

Adding Cumberland Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cumberland Mills post office opened in 1875. The Cumberland Mills post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cumberland Mills.

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 Cumberland Mills - 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/