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Welcome to South Bancroft ...

South Bancroft is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Bancroft, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for South Bancroft: S. Bancroft

South Bancroft is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from South Bancroft (for example, toward Dumfries Parish (NB)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for South Bancroft: 207

Communities near South Bancroft ...

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

  • Danforth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Amity
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Amity is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Weston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cary
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cary is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Cary has also been known as:
    • Cary Plantation
  • Reed Plantation
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Orient
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Haynesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Macwahoc Plantation
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Bancroft
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Drew Plantation
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 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 South Bancroft. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Bancroft.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Bancroft ...

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

Adding South Bancroft to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Bancroft post office opened in 1872. The South Bancroft post office closed in 1949.

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

Footnotes ...

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