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Welcome to North Deer Isle ...

North Deer Isle is located on Deer Isle.

North Deer Isle is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Deer Isle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

A typical abbreviation for North Deer Isle: N. Deer Isle

North Deer Isle is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Deer Isle: 207

Communities near North Deer Isle ...

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

  • Belfast
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Blue Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Searsport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincolnville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Desert
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Southwest Harbor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Stockton Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tremont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tremont is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
  • Northport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Deer Isle ...

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

Adding North Deer Isle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Deer Isle post office opened in 1862. The North Deer Isle post office closed in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Deer Isle.

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 Deer Isle - 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/