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Welcome to South Blue Hill ...

South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Blue Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for South Blue Hill: S. Blue Hill

South Blue Hill is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Blue Hill: 207

Communities near South Blue Hill ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Blue Hill ...

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

Adding South Blue Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Blue Hill post office opened in 1886. The South Blue Hill post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Blue Hill.

Footnotes ...

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