South Eliot, Maine
CDP
About South Eliot
South Eliot, ME is a small unincorporated community located in southwestern Maine.
South Eliot holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.19 square miles.
📰 South Eliot News Today
- South Eliot Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
- Marilyn F. LaPointe Obituary (2026) - Eliot, ME - J.S. Pelkey and Son Funeral Home - Kittery Legacy obituary · Apr 6
- South Eliot, ME Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 31
- Virginia Marie Morgan Obituary Foster's Daily Democrat · Apr 29
- Elmer F. Richardson Seacoastonline.com · Mar 28
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes South Eliot Unique
- The only place in America named South Eliot — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southwestern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in South Eliot
📍 Brixham Lower Corners📍 Crams Corner📍 East Eliot📍 Gould Corner📍 Green Acre📍 Kennard Corner📍 Newington Center Historic District📍 Payneton📍 Rosemary📍 South Eliot📍 Tobeys Corner
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in South Eliot
- Sabina's Pizzeria — pizza
- Aroma Joe's — coffee shop (café)
- Chickadee (café)
- East Mountain — chinese
- Lexie's Landing — burger
- Newick's
- Texas Roadhouse — steak house
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Old Parsonage Museum · Museum
- Raitt Homestead Farm Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in South Eliot
- Clayton Lane - KLT · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Douglas Memorial Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area East · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bellamy River Wildlife Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Brooks Memorial Park reviews ★
- Dixon Road Recreation Area reviews ★
- Eliot Town Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Fox Point Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Frost Tufts Park and Ballpark reviews ★
- Goodwin Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Hammond Park reviews ★
- Hilton Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in South Eliot
- Eliot Elementary School
- Marshwood Middle School
- Newington Public School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaine
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area7.19 sq mi
Coordinates43.1351, -70.7932