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Welcome to Parson Landing ...

Parson Landing is located in Piscataquis County<1>.

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

Parson Landing is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Parson Landing: 207

Communities near Parson Landing ...

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

  • Dover - Foxcroft
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dexter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • 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 <3>
  • Milo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Charleston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
  • Guilford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sangerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Garland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Garland is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Parkman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parson Landing ...

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

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 Parson 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.