Welcome to East Sumner ...

East Sumner is located in Oxford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Sumner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

A typical abbreviation for East Sumner: E. Sumner

East Sumner is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

East Sumner is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

Communities near East Sumner ...

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

• Lewiston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
• Auburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
• Turner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <3>
• Rumford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • Rumford is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rumford <3>
• Paris
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
• Norway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Norway is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <3>
• Jay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <3>
• Greene
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <3>
• Monmouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
  • Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <3>
• Oxford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Sumner ...

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

Adding East Sumner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Sumner post office opened in 1831.

We also found East Sumner 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 Sumner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

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