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Welcome to North Guilford ...

North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County<1>.


The location of North Guilford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of North Guilford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for North Guilford: N. Guilford

North Guilford is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

North Guilford lies within the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named North Guilford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Guilford - it's located in Connecticut.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Guilford.

Communities near North Guilford ...

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

  • Dover - Foxcroft
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover - Foxcroft
    • Dover - Foxcroft is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover - Foxcroft <4>
  • Dexter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
  • Greenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
  • Guilford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sangerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangerville
    • Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sangerville <4>
  • Brownville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
    • Brownville is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <4>
  • Garland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Garland is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Harmony
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <4>
  • Parkman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman
    • Parkman is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkman <4>
  • Abbot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot
    • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Guilford ...

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

Adding North Guilford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Guilford 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 North Guilford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found North Guilford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maine (1897).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Guilford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Piscataquis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Guilford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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