Welcome to East Maine ...

East Maine is located in Broome County<1>.

The location of East Maine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Maine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for East Maine: E. Maine

East Maine is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for East Maine: (607)

Communities near East Maine ...

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

• Binghamton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
  • Binghamton is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binghamton <4>
• Johnson City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
• Endicott
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
• Owego
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
• Port Dickinson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
  • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
• Greene
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
• Newark Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <4>
• Whitney Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Point
  • Whitney Point is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney Point <4>
• Windsor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
• Marathon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Marathon is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Maine ...

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

Adding East Maine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Maine 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 Maine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Maine post office opened in 1849.

We also found East Maine in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Maine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Broome County: www.gobroomecounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/