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Welcome to North Searsmont ...

North Searsmont is located in Waldo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Searsmont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for North Searsmont: N. Searsmont

North Searsmont is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Searsmont: 207

Communities near North Searsmont ...

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

  • Belfast
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Camden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • China
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • China is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <3>
  • Rockport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Searsport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Windsor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Union
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lincolnville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Albion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Searsmont ...

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

Adding North Searsmont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Searsmont 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 Searsmont was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

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 Searsmont - 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.