Oxford County, Maine Map
Explore Oxford County, Maine with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 9 cities and towns in Oxford County below.
Interactive Map of Oxford County, Maine
| County | Oxford |
| State | Maine (ME) |
| County Seat | Paris |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 44.271827 |
| Longitude | -70.640403 |
| Cities & Towns | 9 |
| Area Codes | 207 |
About Oxford County, Maine
Oxford County occupies the rugged western spine of Maine, defined by the transition from the low-slung coastal plains to the formidable, jagged peaks of the White Mountains. The landscape is a complex geology of granite massifs and deep, glacial valleys where the Androscoggin River carves a serpentine path through dark stands of hemlock and spruce. To the east, the terrain yields to the watershed of the lower rivers, while the western border follows the irregular survey lines separating the state from New Hampshire. In the autumn, the air grows thin and sharp, carrying a metallic clarity that renders the distant ridgelines with a startling, almost painful precision. This is a country of abrupt elevation changes, where the earth is littered with erratic boulders and the soil is dense with the mineral grit of an ancient, cooling crust.
Oxford County emerged as a distinct political entity in the early nineteenth century, partitioned from the older, sprawling territories of York and Cumberland to accommodate a growing tide of inland migration. The administrative center was established following a period of intense competition among the nascent settlements, eventually settling in a location that offered a central proximity to the agricultural interior. Early inhabitants arrived to clear the dense timber, laboring through winters that seemed to stretch into the threshold of summer, their lives shaped by the austere demands of a frontier that offered little mercy to the unprepared. The historical record here is one of gradual accretion, marked by the slow transformation of wilderness into a series of interconnected townships, each defined by the stubborn independence of those who stayed to tame the rocky loam.
Economic life in the modern era relies upon a mixture of forestry, seasonal recreation, and a quiet, persistent manufacturing sector that honors the regional heritage of wood and stone. The character of the populace reflects a stoic pragmatism, favoring direct action over ornamentation and a deep, quiet respect for the seasonal cycles that dictate the availability of work. As the sun dips behind the western summits, the light shifts to a bruised, violet hue, washing over the valley floors and turning the remaining stands of birch into pale, flickering ghosts against the darkening timber. This is a landscape that demands a measured pace, where the rhythm of daily existence is dictated by the maintenance of equipment, the shifting needs of the timber harvest, and the simple, heavy stillness that descends once the wind dies down in the high passes.
Cities and Towns in Oxford County
About This Oxford County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Oxford County, Maine alongside links to detailed street maps for 9 cities and towns. The county seat is Paris. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
