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History · Falmouth Foreside

Falmouth Foreside’s post office opened in 1888, and 26% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1893 on.

1888first post office
1on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
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How Falmouth Foreside began

When was Falmouth Foreside founded?

1888

The Falmouth Foreside post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,554138 years
Founding year: the first Falmouth Foreside post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Falmouth Foreside’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Falmouth Foreside are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18935 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1970. Watch Falmouth Foreside change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Falmouth Foreside’s history is told.

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On the map

Falmouth Foreside on the map, 1893 to 1970

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Falmouth Foreside. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Falmouth Foreside on the 1893 USGS mapFalmouth Foreside on the 1916 USGS mapFalmouth Foreside on the 1944 USGS mapFalmouth Foreside on the 1956 USGS mapFalmouth Foreside on the 1970 USGS map1893Casco Bay sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Falmouth Foreside.

The story so far

Falmouth Foreside, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Falmouth Foreside yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Falmouth Foreside is a census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Falmouth in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 1,511. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1888. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,511 to 1,554 (+3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Falmouth Foreside

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Falmouth Foreside

Nobody well known was born in Falmouth Foreside itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Stephen KingAmerican novelist and writer · b. 1947
John FordAmerican film director · b. 1894
Anna KendrickAmerican actress · b. 1985
Ellen G. WhiteAmerican author, co-founder of the Seventh-day … · b. 1827
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Elizabeth StroutAmerican novelist · b. 1956
Edwin HallAmerican physicist · b. 1855

Questions about Falmouth Foreside’s history

What year was Falmouth Foreside founded?

The Falmouth Foreside post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.