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Welcome to Readfield Depot ...

Readfield Depot is located in Kennebec County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Readfield Depot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Readfield Depot is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Readfield Depot: 207

Communities near Readfield Depot ...

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

  • Augusta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Waterville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Winslow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Winthrop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Turner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Gardiner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sabattus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <3>
  • Sidney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sidney is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Readfield Depot ...

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

Adding Readfield Depot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Readfield Depot 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 Readfield Depot was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Readfield Depot.

Footnotes ...

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