Welcome to Salsbury Cove ...

Salsbury Cove is located on Mount Desert Island.

Salsbury Cove is located in Hancock County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Salsbury Cove: Salsbury Cv.

Salsbury Cove is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Salsbury Cove: 207

The ZIP code for Salsbury Cove: 04672<3>

Communities near Salsbury Cove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Salsbury Cove.

Ellsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <4>
Bar Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bar Harbor is located in Hancock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bar Harbor <4>
Blue Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <4>
Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
Mount Desert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Desert is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Desert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Desert <4>
Southwest Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Southwest Harbor is located in Hancock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southwest Harbor <4>
Gouldsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <4>
Lamoine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lamoine is located in Hancock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoine <4>
Tremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tremont is located in Hancock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trenton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- 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 Salsbury Cove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salsbury Cove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salsbury Cove ...

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

Adding Salsbury Cove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Salsbury Cove post office opened in 1851.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salsbury Cove.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salsbury Cove - 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 Salsbury Cove). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Salsbury Cove 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/