Welcome to Exeter Mills ...

Exeter Mills is located in Penobscot County<1>.

The location of Exeter Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Exeter Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Exeter Mills: Exeter Mls. (or less commonly used: Exeter Mlls.)

Exeter Mills is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Exeter Mills is located in the (207) area code.

Communities near Exeter Mills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Exeter Mills.

• Bangor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Hampden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Hermon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Glenburn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Dover - Foxcroft
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover - Foxcroft
  • Dover - Foxcroft is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover - Foxcroft <4>
• Pittsfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Dexter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Newport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 south)
  • 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 Exeter Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Exeter Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Exeter Mills ...

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

Adding Exeter Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Exeter Mills 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 Exeter Mills was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Exeter Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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