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Welcome to North Castine ...

North Castine is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Castine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for North Castine: N. Castine

North Castine is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Castine: 207

Communities near North Castine ...

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

  • Ellsworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Belfast
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bucksport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Winterport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Blue Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Searsport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lincolnville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Orland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Deer Isle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dedham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Castine ...

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

Adding North Castine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Castine post office opened in 1828. The North Castine post office closed in 1961.

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

Footnotes ...

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