About Thomaston
Thomaston, ME is a small unincorporated community located in central Maine.
Thomaston holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.12 square miles.
📰 Thomaston News Today
- 7th annual Maine Book Festival at Thomaston library, Aug. 22 PenBay Pilot · Aug 13
- Search underway for Maine inmate who walked off jobsite in Thomaston WGME · May 5
- Less Really Is More at Thomaston’s Crooked Spoon Down East Magazine · Jul 8
- Thomaston Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
- Thomaston’s First Church of Art Midcoast Villager · Aug 6
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Thomaston Unique
- One of 5 places in the US named Thomaston — but the Maine one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Maine — one of 155 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Thomaston
📍 Ash Point📍 Clark Island📍 Long Cove📍 Montpelier📍 North Cushing📍 South Cushing📍 South Warren📍 Willis Corners
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Thomaston
- Athens Pizzeria — pizza
- Ka Chai Thai Street Food — thai
- The Black Harpoon — seafood
- The Causeway
- American Legion Hall
- FlipSide Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Hot Hill Tavern — american
- The Happy Clam — seafood
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Owls Head Transportation Museum · Museum
- The Old Homestead · Museum
- Cushing Historical Society · Museum
- Granite Gallery · Art gallery
- Montpelier · Museum
- Prison Show Room · Attraction
- Saint George Historical Society · Museum
- The Wall · Attraction
- Thomaston Historical Society · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Thomaston
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Ash Island Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Ash Point Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bamford Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Birch Point State Park reviews ★
- Clark Island Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Collins Park reviews ★
- Cross Cushing Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Cushing Field reviews ★
- Fort Point Trail · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Fort St. Georges Historic Site reviews ★
- Good Neighbors Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Thomaston
- Cushing Community School
- Oceanside Middle School
- St George School
- Thomaston Grammar School
- Warren Community School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaine
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.12 sq mi
Coordinates44.0819, -69.1795