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Welcome to Dresden Mills ...

Dresden Mills is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dresden Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1818.

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

Dresden Mills is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Dresden Mills: 207

Communities near Dresden Mills ...

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

  • Brunswick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Augusta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lisbon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <3>
  • Topsham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
    • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <3>
  • Bath
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Winthrop
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <3>
  • Gardiner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Waldoboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Sabattus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Monmouth
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Dresden Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dresden Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dresden Mills ...

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

Adding Dresden Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dresden Mills post office opened in 1818.

We also found Dresden Mills in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dresden 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/