Welcome to Packington ...
Although we found mention of Packington during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Packington was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Packington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Packington, please Contact Us.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Packington might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
Note: If you travel south from Packington (for example, toward Saint Francois de Madawaska (NB)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).
Area Codes for Packington: 418, 367 & 581<2>
Communities near Packington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Packington.
- Fort Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Degelis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degelis
- Cabano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabano
- Notre Dame du Lac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Jacques
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Riviere Bleue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis du Ha! Ha!
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clair
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair
- Saint David
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Juste du Lac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Packington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Packington.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Packington. See our Newspapers Page for Packington.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Packington ...
Looking for more information about Packington? 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 Packington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Packington.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Packington and then turned east". While Packington could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Packington as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Packington could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 418 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 367 or 581. New phone numbers in the Packington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 418, 367 or 581. As a result, placing a call in the Packington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |