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Welcome to South Harpswell ...

South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Harpswell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for South Harpswell: S. Harpswell

South Harpswell is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for South Harpswell: 207

Communities near South Harpswell ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Harpswell ...

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

Adding South Harpswell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Harpswell 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 for South Harpswell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the South Harpswell post office opened in 1866.

We also found South Harpswell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Harpswell - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/