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Welcome to East Edgecomb ...

East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Edgecomb, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for East Edgecomb: E. Edgecomb

East Edgecomb is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Edgecomb: 207

Communities near East Edgecomb ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Edgecomb ...

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

Adding East Edgecomb to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Edgecomb post office opened in 1890.

We also found East Edgecomb in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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 East Edgecomb - 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/