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Welcome to East Wakefield ...

East Wakefield is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Wakefield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for East Wakefield: E. Wakefield

East Wakefield is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Wakefield: 603

Communities near East Wakefield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Wakefield.

  • Sanford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waterboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
    • Waterboro is located in York County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterboro <3>
  • Farmington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Wolfeboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in York County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
  • Alton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
    • Hollis is located in York County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
  • Milton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lyman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in York County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,536 people
  • Ossipee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Wakefield ...

Looking for more information about East Wakefield? 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 East Wakefield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Wakefield.

Adding East Wakefield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Wakefield 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 East Wakefield was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found East Wakefield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Wakefield.

Footnotes ...

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