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Welcome to Parkman ...

Parkman is located in Piscataquis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Parkman has a population of 799 people<2> (see below for details).

Parkman is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Parkman: 207

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Parkman had an population of 799 people. This is a decrease of 5.22% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Parkman had a population of 843 people. This makes Parkman the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Parkman represents 0.06% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 309th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 843 people, the population of Parkman increased 3.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 811 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Parkman.

Communities Also Named Parkman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Parkman - they are located in Ohio, Saskatchewan and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Parkman ...

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

  • Dover - Foxcroft
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dexter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
  • Corinna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Albans
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hartland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Charleston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
  • Sangerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Exeter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Exeter is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Garland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Garland is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Athens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Athens is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 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 Parkman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parkman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkman ...

Looking for more information about Parkman? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Parkman, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Parkman.

Adding Parkman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parkman in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Parkman was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkman.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Parkman.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parkman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.