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Welcome to Derby ...

Derby is located in Piscataquis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Derby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Derby is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Derby: 207

Communities Also Named Derby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Derby - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Derby ...

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

  • Dover - Foxcroft
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Corinth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Charleston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
  • Greenbush
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
  • Hudson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hudson is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
  • Sangerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bradford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Brownville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Howland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Exeter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Exeter is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Derby ...

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

Adding Derby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Derby post office opened in 1914. The Derby post office closed in 1980.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Derby.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Piscataquis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Derby - 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/