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Welcome to Millvale ...

Millvale is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Millvale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Millvale is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Millvale: 207

Communities Also Named Millvale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Millvale - they are located in Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Millvale ...

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

  • Bangor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (18 miles [29 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hampden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Belfast
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hermon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <3>
  • Bucksport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Winterport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Orrington
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Millvale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Millvale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millvale ...

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

Adding Millvale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Millvale post office opened in 1898. The Millvale post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millvale.

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 Millvale - 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/