Welcome to Medford ...

Medford is located in Piscataquis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Medford has a population of 242 people<2> (see below for details).

Medford is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Medford: 207

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Medford had an population of 242 people. This is a decrease of 4.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Medford had a population of 254 people. This makes Medford the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Medford represents 0.02% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 420th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 254 people, the population of Medford increased 9.96% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 231 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Medford.

Communities Also Named Medford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Medford - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Medford ...

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

Lincoln
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
Dover - Foxcroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover - Foxcroft
- Dover - Foxcroft is located in Piscataquis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover - Foxcroft <5>
Milo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Milo
- From Medford to Milo
Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charleston
- From Medford to Charleston
Enfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Enfield
- From Medford to Enfield
Greenbush
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bradford
- From Medford to Bradford
Brownville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Brownville is located in Piscataquis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <5>
Howland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Howland is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howland <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Howland
- From Medford to Howland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medford ...

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

Adding Medford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Medford 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 Medford was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Medford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medford.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Piscataquis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Medford.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Medford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.