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Welcome to West Bowdoin ...

West Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Bowdoin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for West Bowdoin: W. Bowdoin

West Bowdoin is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Bowdoin: 207

Communities near West Bowdoin ...

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

  • Lewiston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Auburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Brunswick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lisbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Topsham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Freeport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Yarmouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bath
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Gray
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Winthrop
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Bowdoin ...

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

Adding West Bowdoin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Bowdoin post office opened in 1856.

We also found West Bowdoin in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Bowdoin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Sagadahoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Bowdoin - 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/