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Welcome to East Holden ...

East Holden is located in Penobscot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Holden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for East Holden: E. Holden

East Holden is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Holden: 207

Communities near East Holden ...

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

  • Bangor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Orono
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <3>
  • Brewer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <3>
  • Ellsworth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hampden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Old Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hermon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <3>
  • Bucksport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Winterport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Holden ...

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

Adding East Holden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Holden 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 Holden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the East Holden post office opened in 1852.

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

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around East Holden - 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>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/