Welcome to Mouse Island ...

Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mouse Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Mouse Island: Mouse Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Mouse Island is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Mouse Island is within the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named Mouse Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mouse Island - it's located in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near Mouse Island ...

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

• Brunswick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <3>
• Topsham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
  • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <3>
• Bath
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
• Harpswell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpswell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell
  • Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpswell <3>
• Wiscasset
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscasset
  • Wiscasset is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiscasset <3>
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Woolwich
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
  • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <3>
• Boothbay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothbay
  • Boothbay is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothbay <3>
• Bowdoinham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoinham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoinham
  • Bowdoinham is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdoinham <3>
• Bristol
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mouse Island ...

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

Adding Mouse Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mouse Island in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mouse Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mouse Island post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mouse Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.me.us/

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