Welcome to Five Islands ...

Five Islands is located in Sagadahoc County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Five Islands, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Five Islands is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Five Islands is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named Five Islands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Five Islands - it's located in Nova Scotia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Islands.

Communities near Five Islands ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Five Islands.

• Brunswick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Topsham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Freeport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Bath
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
• Harpswell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell
  • Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpswell <4>
• Wiscasset
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscasset
  • Wiscasset is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiscasset <4>
• Richmond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Woolwich
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
  • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <4>
• Boothbay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothbay
  • Boothbay is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothbay <4>
• Bowdoinham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoinham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoinham
  • Bowdoinham is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdoinham <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 Five Islands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Five Islands.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Five Islands ...

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

Adding Five Islands to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Five Islands 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 Five Islands was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Five Islands on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maine (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Five Islands.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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