Welcome to Pretty Marsh ...

Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County<1>.

The location of Pretty Marsh has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pretty Marsh, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Pretty Marsh is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pretty Marsh is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

Communities near Pretty Marsh ...

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

• Ellsworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Bar Harbor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Harbor
  • Bar Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bar Harbor <4>
• Blue Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Hancock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• Mount Desert
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Desert
  • Mount Desert is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Desert <4>
• Deer Isle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Isle
  • Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Isle <4>
• Southwest Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Harbor
  • Southwest Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southwest Harbor <4>
• Lamoine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
  • Lamoine is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoine <4>
• Tremont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
  • Tremont is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
• Trenton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pretty Marsh ...

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

Adding Pretty Marsh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pretty Marsh 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 Pretty Marsh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pretty Marsh post office opened in 1871.

We also found Pretty Marsh in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pretty Marsh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pretty Marsh. 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/