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Welcome to West Tremont ...

West Tremont is located on Mount Desert Island.

West Tremont is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Tremont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for West Tremont: W. Tremont

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

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

Area Code for West Tremont: 207

Communities near West Tremont ...

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

  • Ellsworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Bar Harbor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hancock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mount Desert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Isle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Southwest Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lamoine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Trenton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Surry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Surry is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Tremont ...

Looking for more information about West Tremont? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for West Tremont, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Tremont.

Adding West Tremont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Tremont post office opened in 1872.

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

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 Tremont - 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/