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Welcome to The Crossing ...

The Crossing is located in Piscataquis County<1>.

The Crossing is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: The Crossing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from The Crossing, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for The Crossing: 207

Communities Also Named The Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named The Crossing - they are located in California, Illinois and Nevada.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for The Crossing.

Communities near The Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near The Crossing.

  • Old City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Old City is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
  • New City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • New City is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
  • Shin Pond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Shin Pond is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Pond
  • Mount Chase
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Mount Chase is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chase
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Hersey
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hersey is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Patten
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Moro Plantation
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Moro Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Oxbow Plantation
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxbow Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Plantation
    • Estimated population in 2018: 61 people
  • Stacyville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Oxbow
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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 The Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for The Crossing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of The Crossing. 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 The Crossing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Crossing ...

Looking for more information about The Crossing? 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 The Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for The Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Piscataquis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Crossing - 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.