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Welcome to East Corinth ...

East Corinth is located in Penobscot County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of East Corinth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

A typical abbreviation for East Corinth: E. Corinth

East Corinth is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for East Corinth: (207)

Communities Also Named East Corinth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Corinth - it's located in Vermont.

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

Communities near East Corinth ...

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

  • Bangor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
  • Orono
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <4>
  • Old Town
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Old Town is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <4>
  • Hermon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
  • Glenburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Dover - Foxcroft
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover - Foxcroft
    • Dover - Foxcroft is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover - Foxcroft <4>
  • Dexter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
  • Newport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
  • Levant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
    • Levant is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levant <4>
  • Milford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <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 East Corinth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Corinth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Corinth ...

Looking for more information about East Corinth? 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 Corinth, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Corinth.

Adding East Corinth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Corinth post office opened in 1825.

We also found East Corinth in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Corinth.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Penobscot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Corinth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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