Welcome to East Surry ...

East Surry is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Surry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for East Surry: E. Surry

East Surry is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Surry: 207

Communities near East Surry ...

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

• Ellsworth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Bar Harbor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Harbor
  • Bar Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bar Harbor <3>
• Bucksport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Blue Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
  • Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <3>
• Hancock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
• Orland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
  • Orland is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <3>
• Mount Desert
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Desert
  • Mount Desert is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Desert <3>
• Southwest Harbor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Harbor
  • Southwest Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southwest Harbor <3>
• Gouldsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
  • Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <3>
• Lamoine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
  • Lamoine is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoine <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 Surry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Surry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Surry ...

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

Adding East Surry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the East Surry post office opened in 1872.

We also found East Surry in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

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