Welcome to East Wales ...

East Wales is located in Androscoggin County<1>.

The location of East Wales 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 Wales, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for East Wales: E. Wales

East Wales is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for East Wales: (207)

Communities near East Wales ...

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

• Lewiston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Auburn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Brunswick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Augusta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <4>
• Lisbon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
• Topsham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
  • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <4>
• Winthrop
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
• New Gloucester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gloucester
  • New Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Gloucester <4>
• Turner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Gardiner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
  • Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <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 Wales. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Wales.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Wales ...

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

Adding East Wales to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Wales post office opened in 1856.

We also found East Wales in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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