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Welcome to Old City ...

Old City is located in Piscataquis County<1>.

Old City is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Old City: 207

Communities Also Named Old City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Old City - they are located in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old City.

Communities near Old City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old City.

  • Mount Chase
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Shin Pond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shin Pond is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Pond
  • Patten
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Stacyville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Hersey
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hersey is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Sherman Station
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Station
  • Sherman
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherman is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Millinocket
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Moro Plantation
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Moro Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Sherman Mills
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old City ...

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

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 Old City - 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.