Welcome to East Lowell ...
East Lowell is located in Penobscot County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of East Lowell, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Lowell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
A typical abbreviation for East Lowell: E. Lowell
East Lowell is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: East Lowell lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from East Lowell (for example, toward Saint Stephen (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).
East Lowell lies within the (207) area code.
Communities near East Lowell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Lowell.
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
- Enfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Greenbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Howland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Howland is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howland <5>
- Lee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <5>
- Alton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <5>
- Lagrange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagrange
- Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lagrange <5>
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Winn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Passadumkeag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passadumkeag
- Passadumkeag is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
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 Lowell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Lowell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Lowell. 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 Lowell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Lowell. See our Newspapers Page for East Lowell.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Lowell ...
Looking for more information about East Lowell? 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 Lowell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Lowell.
Adding East Lowell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Lowell 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 Lowell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the East Lowell post office opened in 1856.
We also found East Lowell in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Lowell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Lowell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Lowell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |