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Welcome to South Jefferson ...

South Jefferson is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Jefferson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

A typical abbreviation for South Jefferson: S. Jefferson

South Jefferson is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Jefferson: 207

Communities Also Named South Jefferson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Jefferson - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near South Jefferson ...

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

  • Augusta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gardiner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Waldoboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sidney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sidney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
  • Wiscasset
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Litchfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Richmond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Gardiner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
    • West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
  • Farmingdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
    • Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Jefferson ...

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

Adding South Jefferson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Jefferson post office opened in 1832.

We also found South Jefferson in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Jefferson - 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>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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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