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Welcome to Rumford Point ...

Rumford Point is located in Oxford County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Rumford Point: Rumford Pt.

Rumford Point is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rumford Point: 207

Communities near Rumford Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rumford Point.

  • Rumford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Paris
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Bethel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mexico
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • West Paris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Peru
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <3>
  • Woodstock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartford is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Canton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Canton is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 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 Rumford Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rumford Point.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rumford Point ...

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

Adding Rumford Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rumford Point 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 Rumford Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rumford Point post office opened in 1850.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rumford Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Oxford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rumford Point - 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.
<4>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/