Welcome to Long Pond ...

Long Pond is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Pond, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Long Pond is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Long Pond: 207

Communities Also Named Long Pond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Long Pond - they are located in Florida, Georgia (2), Newfoundland and Labrador and Pennsylvania (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Pond.

Communities near Long Pond ...

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

• Jackman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman
  • Jackman is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackman <4>
• Moose River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose River
  • Moose River is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
• West Forks Plantation
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks Plantation
  • West Forks Plantation is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
• Dennistown Plantation
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennistown Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennistown Plantation
  • Dennistown Plantation is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
• Somerset Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Junction
  • Somerset Junction is located in Somerset County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Somerset Junction
  • From Long Pond to Somerset Junction
• West Forks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks
  • West Forks is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Forks <4>
• Moosehead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moosehead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
  • Moosehead is located in Piscataquis County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moosehead
  • From Long Pond to Moosehead
• Rockwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <4>
• Holeb
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holeb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeb
  • Holeb is located in Somerset County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Holeb
  • From Long Pond to Holeb
• The Forks
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
  • The Forks is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • The Forks has also been known as:
  • The Forks Plantation
  • Plantation of The Forks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Forks <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to The Forks
  • From Long Pond to The Forks

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Long Pond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Pond.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Pond ...

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

Adding Long Pond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Long Pond 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 Long Pond was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Long Pond on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maine (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Long Pond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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