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Welcome to East Blue Hill ...

East Blue Hill is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Blue Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for East Blue Hill: E. Blue Hill

East Blue Hill is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for East Blue Hill: 207

The ZIP code for East Blue Hill: 04629<3>

Communities near East Blue Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Blue Hill.

  • Ellsworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bar Harbor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bucksport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hancock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Orland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Desert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Isle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Southwest Harbor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lamoine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Blue Hill ...

Looking for more information about East Blue Hill? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for East Blue Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Blue Hill.

Adding East Blue Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Blue Hill post office opened in 1872. The East Blue Hill post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Blue Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Blue Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as East Blue Hill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Blue Hill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/