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Welcome to West Lubec ...

West Lubec is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Lubec, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

A typical abbreviation for West Lubec: W. Lubec

West Lubec is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave West Lubec and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for West Lubec: 207

Communities near West Lubec ...

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

  • Grand Manan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Andrews
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • East Machias
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Eastport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lubec
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lubec is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubec
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lubec <3>
  • Campobello Parish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Machiasport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Perry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Perry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Pembroke
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Andrews Parish
    (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 Lubec. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Lubec.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Lubec ...

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

Adding West Lubec to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Lubec post office opened in 1848. The West Lubec post office closed in 1957.

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

Footnotes ...

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