Welcome to Great Works ...

Great Works is located in Penobscot County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Great Works, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Great Works is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Great Works: (207)

Communities Also Named Great Works ...

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

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

Communities near Great Works ...

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

• Bangor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Brewer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <4>
• Hampden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Orrington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington
  • Orrington is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrington <4>
• Holden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <4>
• Levant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Corinth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <4>
• Eddington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddington
  • Eddington is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddington <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 Great Works. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Great Works.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Great Works ...

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

Adding Great Works to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Great Works 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 Great Works was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Great Works in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Great Works.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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