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Welcome to South Addison ...

South Addison is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Addison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

A typical abbreviation for South Addison: S. Addison

South Addison is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you leave South Addison and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for South Addison: 207

Communities Also Named South Addison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named South Addison - they are located in Illinois and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Addison.

Communities near South Addison ...

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

  • Machias
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Gouldsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jonesport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Milbridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Addison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cherryfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Steuben
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Harrington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jonesboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbia Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Addison ...

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

Adding South Addison to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Addison post office opened in 1883. The South Addison post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Addison.

Footnotes ...

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