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Welcome to Trefethen ...

Trefethen is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trefethen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Trefethen is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Trefethen: 207

Communities near Trefethen ...

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

  • Portland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • South Portland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Scarborough
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Biddeford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Saco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Saco is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <3>
  • Westbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Windham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <3>
  • Gorham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
  • Falmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Standish
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trefethen ...

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

Adding Trefethen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trefethen post office opened in 1904. The Trefethen post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trefethen.

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 Trefethen - 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/