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Welcome to South Lubec ...

South Lubec is located in Washington County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for South Lubec: S. Lubec

South Lubec is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for South Lubec: 207

Communities near South Lubec ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Lubec ...

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

Adding South Lubec to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Lubec post office opened in 1886. The South Lubec post office closed in 1906.

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

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 Lubec - 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/