Welcome to Dark Harbor ...

Dark Harbor is located in Waldo County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dark Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Dark Harbor: Dark Hbr. (or less commonly used: Dark Harb. or Dark Hrbr.)

Dark Harbor is near sea level<3>.

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

Dark Harbor is located in the (207) area code.

Communities near Dark Harbor ...

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

• Rockland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rockland is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <4>
• Belfast
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Belfast is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfast <4>
• Warren
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
• Camden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Rockport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
• Thomaston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • Thomaston is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomaston <4>
• Blue Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
  • Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <4>
• Searsport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsport
  • Searsport is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searsport <4>
• Union
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Lincolnville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
  • Lincolnville is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnville <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 Dark Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dark Harbor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dark Harbor ...

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

Adding Dark Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dark Harbor post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dark Harbor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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