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Welcome to Great Falls ...

So far, we found very little information about Great Falls. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Great Falls to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Great Falls, please Contact Us.


Great Falls would have been located within present day Cumberland County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Great Falls is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Great Falls was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Great Falls was located: 207

Communities Also Named Great Falls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maine communities named Great Falls: This one is located in Cumberland County and the other is located in Androscoggin County.

Beyond Maine, there are 7 communities that are also named Great Falls - they are located in Manitoba, Maryland, Montana, New York, South Carolina and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Great Falls.

Communities near Great Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Great Falls.

  • Portland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • South Portland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Scarborough
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Westbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gorham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
  • Falmouth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Standish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Yarmouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Buxton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Buxton is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Great Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Great Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.