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Welcome to West Deer Isle ...

West Deer Isle is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Deer Isle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for West Deer Isle: W. Deer Isle

West Deer Isle is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Deer Isle: 207

Communities near West Deer Isle ...

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

  • Camden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Rockport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Blue Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lincolnville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Isle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Southwest Harbor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Owls Head
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Tremont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Tremont is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
  • Northport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Penobscot
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Deer Isle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Deer Isle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Deer Isle ...

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

Adding West Deer Isle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Deer Isle in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for West Deer Isle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Deer Isle post office opened in 1869. The West Deer Isle post office closed in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Deer Isle.

Footnotes ...

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