Welcome to North Penobscot ...
North Penobscot is located in Hancock County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Penobscot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.
A typical abbreviation for North Penobscot: N. Penobscot
North Penobscot is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: North Penobscot lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for North Penobscot: 207
Communities near North Penobscot ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Penobscot.
- Brewer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Brewer is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <4>
- Ellsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ellsworth
- From North Penobscot to Ellsworth
- Hampden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Hampden is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <4>
- Belfast
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Belfast is located in Waldo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,708 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfast <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Belfast
- From North Penobscot to Belfast
- Bucksport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
- Bucksport is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <4>
- Winterport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
- Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <4>
- Orrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington
- Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrington <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orrington
- From North Penobscot to Orrington
- Holden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Holden is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Holden
- From North Penobscot to Holden
- Blue Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
- Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blue Hill
- From North Penobscot to Blue Hill
- Searsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsport
- Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searsport <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Searsport
- From North Penobscot to Searsport
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 Penobscot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Penobscot.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Penobscot. 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 Penobscot.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Penobscot. See our Newspapers Page for North Penobscot.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Penobscot ...
Looking for more information about North Penobscot? 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 Penobscot, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Penobscot.
Adding North Penobscot to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Penobscot 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 Penobscot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the North Penobscot post office opened in 1836.
We also found North Penobscot in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Penobscot.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Penobscot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/
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 Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Penobscot - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |