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Welcome to Bear Trap Landing ...

Bear Trap Landing is located in Washington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bear Trap Landing: Bear Trap Lndg. (or less commonly used: Bear Trap Lndng.)

Bear Trap Landing is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bear Trap Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bear Trap Landing (for example, toward Saint Stephen (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Bear Trap Landing: 207

Communities near Bear Trap Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bear Trap Landing.

  • Baileyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Woodland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Woodland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
  • Princeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Alexander
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Springfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Topsfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Topsfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Carroll
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carroll is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Carroll has also been known as:
    • Carroll Plantation
  • Grand Lake Stream Plantation
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Grand Lake Stream Plantation is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Lakeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lakeville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Crawford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crawford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bear Trap Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bear Trap Landing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bear Trap Landing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bear Trap Landing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bear Trap Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Bear Trap Landing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Trap Landing ...

Looking for more information about Bear Trap Landing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bear Trap Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bear Trap Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear Trap Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.