Welcome to East Hampden ...

East Hampden is located in Penobscot County<1>.

The location of East Hampden 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 Hampden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for East Hampden: E. Hampden

East Hampden is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near East Hampden ...

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

• Orono
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Brewer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Old Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Glenburn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Winterport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Orrington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Holden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <4>
• Levant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Hampden ...

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

Adding East Hampden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Hampden post office opened in 1850.

We also found East Hampden 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 Hampden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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