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Welcome to Green Lake ...

Green Lake is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Green Lake: Green Lk.

Green Lake is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Green Lake: 207

Communities Also Named Green Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Green Lake - they are located in British Columbia, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Jersey, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Lake.

Communities near Green Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Green Lake.

  • Bangor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Orono
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <3>
  • Brewer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <3>
  • Ellsworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hampden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Old Town
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bucksport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Winterport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Orrington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Holden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Holden is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Lake ...

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

Adding Green Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green Lake 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 (so far) for Green Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Green Lake post office opened in 1890. The Green Lake post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Green Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green Lake - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/