Welcome to Plaisted ...

Plaisted is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plaisted, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Plaisted is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Plaisted (for example, toward Saint Leonard Parish (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Plaisted: 207

Communities near Plaisted ...

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

• Fort Kent
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Fort Kent is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kent
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Kent <3>
• Frenchville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Frenchville is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchville <3>
• Clair
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair
• Eagle Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Lake is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <3>
• Saint Agatha
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Agatha is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Agatha
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Agatha <3>
• Saint Francois de Madawaska
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francois de Madawaska
• Lac Baker Parish
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac Baker Parish
• Baker Brook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Brook
• Saint Francis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Saint Francis is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
• New Canada
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Canada is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canada
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 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 Plaisted. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plaisted.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plaisted ...

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

Adding Plaisted to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plaisted 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 Plaisted was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Plaisted post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plaisted.