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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Harbor
  • Bar Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
  • Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Hancock County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Desert
  • Mount Desert is located in Hancock County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Harbor
  • Southwest Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
  • Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
  • Lamoine is located in Hancock County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
  • Tremont is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
• Trenton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Hancock County
  • 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 for Salsbury Cove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Salsbury Cove post office opened in 1851.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

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