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Welcome to North Buckfield ...

North Buckfield is located in Oxford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Buckfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for North Buckfield: N. Buckfield

North Buckfield is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Buckfield: 207

Communities near North Buckfield ...

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

  • Lewiston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
  • Auburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
  • Turner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <3>
  • Rumford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Poland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <3>
  • Paris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paris is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Sabattus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Norway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <3>
  • Greene
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <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 North Buckfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Buckfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Buckfield ...

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

Adding North Buckfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Buckfield post office opened in 1854. The North Buckfield post office closed in 1907.

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

Footnotes ...

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