Welcome to South Waldoboro ...
South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of South Waldoboro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
A typical abbreviation for South Waldoboro: S. Waldoboro
South Waldoboro is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: South Waldoboro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for South Waldoboro: 207
Communities near South Waldoboro ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Waldoboro.
- Rockland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waldoboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>
- Wiscasset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rockport is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <3>
- Boothbay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
- Thomaston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint George. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Saint George is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saint George
- From South Waldoboro to Saint George
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 Waldoboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Waldoboro.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Waldoboro. 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 Waldoboro.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Waldoboro. See our Newspapers Page for South Waldoboro.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Waldoboro ...
Looking for more information about South Waldoboro? 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 Waldoboro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Waldoboro.
Adding South Waldoboro to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of South Waldoboro 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 Waldoboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the South Waldoboro post office opened in 1874.
We also found South Waldoboro in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for South Waldoboro.
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 Waldoboro - 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/ |