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Welcome to Muscongus ...

So far, we found very little information about Muscongus. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Muscongus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Muscongus, please Contact Us.

Muscongus would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.


The location of Muscongus has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Muscongus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Muscongus is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Muscongus was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Muscongus still existed, it would have been in the (207) area code.

Communities near Muscongus ...

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

  • Bath
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • 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 <5>
  • Rockland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Waldoboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Warren
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wiscasset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Richmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Woolwich
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
  • Boothbay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bristol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
  • Thomaston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Adding Muscongus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Muscongus 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 Muscongus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Muscongus post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Muscongus.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Muscongus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Muscongus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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