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Welcome to Goodwins Mills ...

Goodwins Mills is located in York County<1>.

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

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Goodwins Mills for more information about variations on the name of Goodwins Mills.

Goodwins Mills is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Goodwins Mills: 207

Communities near Goodwins Mills ...

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

  • Portland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • South Portland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Scarborough
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarborough have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarborough
    • Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarborough <3>
  • Biddeford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sanford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Saco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Saco is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <3>
  • Westbrook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Westbrook is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <3>
  • Gorham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
  • Kennebunk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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 Goodwins Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goodwins Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodwins Mills ...

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

Adding Goodwins Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goodwins Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.