Welcome to East Troy ...

East Troy is located in Waldo County<1>.

The location of East Troy 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 Troy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for East Troy: E. Troy

East Troy is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Troy is located in the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named East Troy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named East Troy - they are located in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Troy.

Communities near East Troy ...

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

• Hampden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Belfast
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Belfast is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfast <4>
• Hermon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Winterport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Pittsfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsfield <4>
• Orrington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington
  • Orrington is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrington <4>
• Clinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Newport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Levant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
  • Levant is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levant <4>
• Carmel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <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 Troy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Troy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Troy ...

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

Adding East Troy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Troy post office opened in 1872.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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