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Welcome to Round Pond ...

Round Pond is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Round Pond, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

Round Pond is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Round Pond: 207

The ZIP code for Round Pond: 04564<3>

Communities Also Named Round Pond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Round Pond - they are located in Arkansas, New York, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Round Pond ...

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

  • Bath
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • 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 <4>
  • Waldoboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Warren
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wiscasset
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Richmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Woolwich
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Boothbay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Thomaston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint George
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Saint George is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jefferson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Round Pond ...

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

Adding Round Pond to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Round Pond post office opened in 1850.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Round Pond.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Round Pond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Round Pond). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Round Pond or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/