Welcome to Upper Gloucester ...

Upper Gloucester is located in Cumberland County<1>.

The location of Upper Gloucester has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Upper Gloucester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

Upper Gloucester is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Upper Gloucester is located in the (207) area code.

Communities near Upper Gloucester ...

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

• Lewiston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
• Auburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Brunswick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Windham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <4>
• Falmouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <4>
• Lisbon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
• Topsham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
  • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <4>
• Freeport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Yarmouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
  • Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yarmouth <4>
• Cumberland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Gloucester ...

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

Adding Upper Gloucester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Upper Gloucester 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 Upper Gloucester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Upper Gloucester post office opened in 1829.

We also found Upper Gloucester in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Gloucester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upper Gloucester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/