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Welcome to Six Mile Falls ...

Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County<1>.

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

Six Mile Falls is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Six Mile Falls: 207

Communities near Six Mile Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Six Mile Falls.

  • Bangor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Orono
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <3>
  • Brewer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <3>
  • Hampden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Old Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <3>
  • Bucksport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Glenburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Winterport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Orrington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Six Mile Falls ...

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

Adding Six Mile Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Six Mile Falls 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 Six Mile Falls was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Six Mile Falls.

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 Six Mile Falls - 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.