Welcome to Packards ...
Packards is located in Piscataquis County<1>.
Packards is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Packards lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Packards, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).
Area Code for Packards: 207
Communities near Packards ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Packards.
- Millinocket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <3>
- Brownville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sebec
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Medford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Bowerbank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerbank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Maxfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Lake View Plantation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Seboeis Plantation
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seboeis Plantation is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
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 Packards. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Packards.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Packards. 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 Packards.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Packards. See our Newspapers Page for Packards.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Packards ...
Looking for more information about Packards? 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 Packards, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Packards.
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 Packards - 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. |