Welcome to Dead River ...So far, we found very little information about Dead River. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Dead River to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dead River, please Contact Us. Dead River would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Dead River, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. A typical abbreviation for Dead River: Dead Riv. While the community is gone, the present day location for Dead River is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where Dead River was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Dead River was located: 207 Communities Also Named Dead River ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maine communities named Dead River: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Somerset County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dead River. Communities near Dead River ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dead River.
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 Dead River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dead River. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dead River. 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 Dead River. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dead River. See our Newspapers Page for Dead River. Adding Dead River to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dead River in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dead River was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Dead River. Footnotes ...
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