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Welcome to North Bancroft ...

North Bancroft is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Bancroft, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

A typical abbreviation for North Bancroft: N. Bancroft

North Bancroft is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from North Bancroft (for example, toward Dumfries Parish (NB)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for North Bancroft: 207

Communities near North Bancroft ...

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

  • Linneus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Linneus is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
  • Danforth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Amity
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Amity is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Weston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cary is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Cary has also been known as:
    • Cary Plantation
  • Reed Plantation
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Orient
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Haynesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Macwahoc Plantation
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Bancroft
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Bancroft ...

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

Adding North Bancroft to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Bancroft post office opened in 1895. The North Bancroft post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Bancroft.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Aroostook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Bancroft - 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/