Welcome to Pejepscot ...

Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pejepscot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Pejepscot is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pejepscot: 207

Communities Also Named Pejepscot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maine communities named Pejepscot: This one is located in Sagadahoc County and the other is located in Cumberland County.

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

Communities near Pejepscot ...

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

• Lewiston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lewiston
  • From Pejepscot to Lewiston
• Auburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Auburn
  • From Pejepscot to Auburn
• Brunswick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brunswick is located in Cumberland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brunswick
  • From Pejepscot to Brunswick
• Falmouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Falmouth
  • From Pejepscot to Falmouth
• Lisbon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <3>
• Freeport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeport is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Freeport
  • From Pejepscot to Freeport
• Yarmouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yarmouth <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yarmouth
  • From Pejepscot to Yarmouth
• Bath
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bath
  • From Pejepscot to Bath
• Cumberland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
• Gray
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Gray is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pejepscot ...

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

Adding Pejepscot to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pejepscot post office opened in 1894. The Pejepscot post office closed in 1992.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pejepscot.