Welcome to Welchville ...
Welchville is located in Oxford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Welchville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1842.
Welchville is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Welchville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Welchville: 207
Communities Also Named Welchville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Welchville - it's located in New Jersey.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Welchville.
Communities near Welchville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Welchville.
- Lewiston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lisbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Gray
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>
- New Gloucester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gloucester
- New Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Gloucester <3>
- Turner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <3>
- Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <3>
- Bridgton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
- Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <3>
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Sabattus
(17 miles [27.4 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 Welchville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Welchville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Welchville. 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 Welchville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Welchville. See our Newspapers Page for Welchville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welchville ...
Looking for more information about Welchville? 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 Welchville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Welchville.
Adding Welchville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Welchville 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 Welchville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Welchville post office opened in 1842.
We also found Welchville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Welchville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Oxford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Welchville - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |