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Lake Parlin

Ghost town · Somerset County, Maine

Long Pond quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500)
Long Pond quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lake Parlin is a ghost town in Somerset County, Maine. It is one of 5 former communities in Somerset County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 10 Maine counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lake Parlin as a historical populated place on the Long Pond topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 45.5187° N, 70.0937° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLong Pond
Elevation1,635 ft
Nearest living townGreenville, ME
Distance to it25.2 miles
GNIS feature ID569308
Coordinates45.51866, -70.09368

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What's there now

Lake Parlin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Greenville, ME (population 883), about 25.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,635 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Lake Parlin?

Lake Parlin is in Somerset County, Maine, at 45.5187, -70.0937.

How many ghost towns are in Somerset County?

Somerset County, Maine has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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