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Welcome to Sebec Lake ...

Sebec Lake is located in Piscataquis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sebec Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

A typical abbreviation for Sebec Lake: Sebec Lk.

Sebec Lake is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sebec Lake: 207

Communities near Sebec Lake ...

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

  • Dover - Foxcroft
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dexter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <3>
  • Milo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <3>
  • Greenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Guilford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sangerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Brownville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Parkman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Abbot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <3>
  • Monson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monson <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sebec Lake ...

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

Adding Sebec Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sebec Lake post office opened in 1904. The Sebec Lake post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sebec Lake.

Footnotes ...

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