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Welcome to South Penobscot ...

South Penobscot is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Penobscot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for South Penobscot: S. Penobscot

South Penobscot is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Penobscot: 207

Communities near South Penobscot ...

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

  • Ellsworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Belfast
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bucksport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Winterport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Searsport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lincolnville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Orland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Deer Isle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lamoine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Penobscot ...

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

Adding South Penobscot to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Penobscot post office opened in 1857. The South Penobscot post office closed in 1965.

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

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 Penobscot - 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/