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Welcome to Gantners Landing ...

Gantners Landing is located in Penobscot County<1>.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Gantners Landing for more information about variations on the name of Gantners Landing.

Gantners Landing is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Gantners Landing: 207

Communities near Gantners Landing ...

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

  • Millinocket
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • East Millinocket
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Medway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Medway is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <3>
  • Patten
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sherman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sherman is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Island Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Mattawamkeag
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Stacyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Crystal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Woodville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 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 Gantners Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gantners Landing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gantners Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

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