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Welcome to Monhegan ...

Monhegan is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monhegan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Monhegan is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Monhegan: 207

The ZIP code for Monhegan: 04852<3>

Communities Also Named Monhegan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Monhegan - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Monhegan ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monhegan ...

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

Adding Monhegan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Monhegan post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monhegan.

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 Monhegan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Monhegan). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Monhegan or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/