Welcome to East Holden ...

East Holden is located in Penobscot County<1>.

The location of East Holden 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 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.<3>.

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

The 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)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Ellsworth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <4>
• Hampden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Old Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 west)
  • 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 southwest)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Winterport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>

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 for East Holden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found East Holden in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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