Welcome to Port Clyde ...

Port Clyde is located in Knox County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Clyde, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Port Clyde: Prt. Clyde

Port Clyde is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Port Clyde is within the (207) area code.

The ZIP code for Port Clyde: 04855<4>

Communities Also Named Port Clyde ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Port Clyde - it's located in Nova Scotia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Clyde.

Communities near Port Clyde ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Clyde.

• Rockland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rockland is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <5>
• Waldoboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldoboro
  • Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldoboro <5>
• Warren
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
• Rockport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <5>
• Boothbay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothbay
  • Boothbay is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothbay <5>
• Bristol
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>
• Thomaston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • Thomaston is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomaston <5>
• Saint George
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
• Union
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
• Boothbay Harbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boothbay Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothbay Harbor
  • Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothbay Harbor <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Clyde ...

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

Adding Port Clyde to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Clyde 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 Port Clyde was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Port Clyde on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maine (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Clyde.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.midcoast.com/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/