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Welcome to Saponac ...

Saponac is located in Penobscot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saponac, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Saponac is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Saponac (for example, toward Saint Stephen (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Saponac: 207

Communities near Saponac ...

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

  • Lincoln
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Enfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Enfield is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Greenbush
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
  • Howland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lee is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <3>
  • Chester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Chester is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Burlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Springfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lowell is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Passadumkeag
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Passadumkeag is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passadumkeag
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 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 Saponac. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saponac.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saponac ...

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

Adding Saponac to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saponac post office opened in 1907. The Saponac post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saponac.

Footnotes ...

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