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Welcome to East Limington ...

East Limington is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Limington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.

A typical abbreviation for East Limington: E. Limington

East Limington is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Limington: 207

Communities near East Limington ...

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

  • Scarborough
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Biddeford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Saco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Westbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Windham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <3>
  • Gorham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
  • Standish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Buxton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Buxton is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
  • Gray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>
  • Waterboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Limington ...

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

Adding East Limington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Limington post office opened in 1838. The East Limington post office closed in 1938.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Limington - 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/