Welcome to North Jay ...

North Jay is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of North Jay 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 Jay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for North Jay: N. Jay

North Jay is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for North Jay: (207)

The ZIP code for North Jay: 04262<4>

Communities Also Named North Jay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Jay - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near North Jay ...

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

• Farmington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Rumford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • Rumford is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rumford <5>
• Jay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <5>
• Wilton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <5>
• Livermore Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore Falls
  • Livermore Falls is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore Falls <5>
• Mexico
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <5>
• Readfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield
  • Readfield is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readfield <5>
• Dixfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixfield
  • Dixfield is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixfield <5>
• Leeds
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <5>
• Livermore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Jay ...

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

Adding North Jay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Jay 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 Jay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the North Jay post office opened in 1850.

We also found North Jay in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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