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Welcome to West Seboeis ...

West Seboeis is located in Penobscot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Seboeis, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

A typical abbreviation for West Seboeis: W. Seboeis

West Seboeis is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for West Seboeis: 207

Communities near West Seboeis ...

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

  • Millinocket
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Milo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <3>
  • East Millinocket
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Medway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Medway is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <3>
  • Brownville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Medford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Medford is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Maxfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Lake View Plantation
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Seboeis Plantation
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Seboeis Plantation is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Adams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Adams is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Seboeis ...

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

Adding West Seboeis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Seboeis 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 Seboeis was on a map titled Map of Maine (from Rand McNally, 1897).

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

Footnotes ...

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