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History · Oak Hill

Oak Hill’s post office opened in 1840, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Oak Hill was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991.

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How Oak Hill began

When was Oak Hill founded?

1840

The Oak Hill post office opened in 1840, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 5,846186 years
Founding year: the first Oak Hill post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Oak Hill’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 Oak Hill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1840: 186 years of Oak Hill.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oak Hill’s history is told.

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The story so far

Oak Hill, in brief

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

Oak Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Scarborough in Cumberland, Maine, United States. Prior to the 2020 census, the CDP was known as Scarborough. As of the 2020 census, Oak Hill had a population of 5,846. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1840.

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

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Oak Hill

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

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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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 Oak Hill

Nobody well known was born in Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill’s history

What year was Oak Hill founded?

The Oak Hill post office opened in 1840, 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 →