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Welcome to Heron Island ...

Heron Island is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heron Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Heron Island: Heron Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Heron Island is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Heron Island: 207

Communities Also Named Heron Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Heron Island - it's located in New Brunswick.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Heron Island.

Communities near Heron Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Heron Island.

  • Bath
    (13 miles [20.9 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 <3>
  • Wiscasset
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woolwich
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Boothbay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bristol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
  • Phippsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phippsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phippsburg
    • Phippsburg is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phippsburg <3>
  • Boothbay Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Damariscotta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • West Bath
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bath
    • West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bath <3>
  • Newcastle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heron Island ...

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

Adding Heron Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heron Island 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 Heron Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Heron Island post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heron Island.

Footnotes ...

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

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