Welcome to Prouts Neck ...

Prouts Neck is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prouts Neck, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Prouts Neck is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Prouts Neck: (207)

Communities near Prouts Neck ...

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

• Portland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <3>
• South Portland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
  • South Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Portland <3>
• Scarborough
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarborough have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarborough
  • Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarborough <3>
• Biddeford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddeford
  • Biddeford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biddeford <3>
• Saco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
  • Saco is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <3>
• Westbrook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Westbrook is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <3>
• Windham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <3>
• Gorham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
• Falmouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <3>
• Kennebunk
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk
  • Kennebunk is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennebunk <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 Prouts Neck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prouts Neck.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prouts Neck ...

Looking for more information about Prouts Neck? 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 Prouts Neck, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Prouts Neck.

Adding Prouts Neck to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Prouts Neck on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maine (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prouts Neck.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prouts Neck. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/