Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Alna Center in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alna Center. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alna Center listed first.
- Alna
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alna
- Alna is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alna <2>
- North Newcastle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Head Tide
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Damariscotta Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damariscotta Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damariscotta Mills
- Damariscotta Mills is located in Lincoln County
- Wiscasset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscasset
- Wiscasset is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,748 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiscasset <2>
- South Newcastle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Newcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newcastle
- South Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Newcastle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,779 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <2>
- Damariscotta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damariscotta
- Damariscotta is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damariscotta <2>
- Dresden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <2>
- North Edgecomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Edgecomb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edgecomb
- North Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Edgecomb <2>
- Nobleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleboro
- Nobleboro is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nobleboro <2>
- South Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
- South Jefferson is located in Lincoln County
- Whitefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
- Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitefield <2>
- South Dresden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- East Pittston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- West Dresden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dresden
- West Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Edgecomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgecomb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
- Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgecomb <2>
- Iceboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Montsweag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - East Edgecomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Edgecomb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Walpole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Walpole is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walpole <2>
- North Whitefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Whitefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- South Gardiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Sagadahoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,485 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.me.us/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alna Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |