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Welcome to Poland Spring ...

Poland Spring is located in Androscoggin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poland Spring, you might consider that their post office opened in 1939.

A typical abbreviation for Poland Spring: Poland Spg. (or less commonly used: Poland Spng. or Poland Sprng.)

Poland Spring is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Poland Spring: 207

Communities near Poland Spring ...

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

  • Lewiston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Auburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Windham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Windham is located in Cumberland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <3>
  • Lisbon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Yarmouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • New Gloucester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Turner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <3>
  • Bridgton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poland Spring ...

Looking for more information about Poland Spring? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Poland Spring, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Poland Spring.

Adding Poland Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poland Spring 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 Poland Spring was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poland Spring.

Footnotes ...

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