Do you know of Parlin Pond ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Parlin Pond. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Parlin Pond.<1>

Our sources for Parlin Pond (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Parlin Pond other than they indicate that Parlin Pond would be found somewhere in Somerset County, Maine.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1854 and closed  in 1901.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Parlin Pond ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Parlin Pond:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Parlin Pond - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Maine (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Somerset County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Somerset County.