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Welcome to North Islesboro ...

North Islesboro is located in Waldo County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for North Islesboro: N. Islesboro

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

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

Area Code for North Islesboro: 207

Communities near North Islesboro ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Islesboro ...

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

Adding North Islesboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Islesboro post office opened in 1854. The North Islesboro post office closed in 1945.

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

Footnotes ...

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