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Welcome to Kennebago ...

Kennebago is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kennebago, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Kennebago is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kennebago: 207

Communities near Kennebago ...

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

  • Rangeley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Augustin de Woburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Eustis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Dallas Plantation
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dallas Plantation is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Coplin Plantation
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Coplin Plantation is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplin Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
  • Sandy River Plantation
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Magalloway Plantation
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalloway Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
  • Lincoln Plantation
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountainview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mountainview is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kennebago ...

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

Adding Kennebago to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kennebago 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 Kennebago was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kennebago post office opened in 1913. The Kennebago post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kennebago.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kennebago - 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/