Welcome to East Dixmont ...

East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County<1>.

The location of East Dixmont 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 Dixmont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for East Dixmont: E. Dixmont

East Dixmont is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Dixmont is located in the (207) area code.

Communities near East Dixmont ...

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

• Bangor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Brewer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <4>
• Hampden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
  • Hampden is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <4>
• Belfast
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Belfast is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfast <4>
• Hermon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Bucksport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
  • Bucksport is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <4>
• Winterport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
  • Winterport is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <4>
• Pittsfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsfield <4>
• Orrington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington
  • Orrington is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrington <4>
• Newport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Dixmont ...

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

Adding East Dixmont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Dixmont post office opened in 1849.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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