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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Amherst had a population of 83 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Amherst had a population of 256 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Amherst, with the one closest to Amherst listed first.
- Aurora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
- Waltham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waltham is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Great Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Great Pond is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- East Eddington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eastbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Holden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Holden is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holden
- Green Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Beddington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Great Works
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Great Works is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Orono
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Basin Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Basin Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Mills
- Holden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Ellsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- Veazie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eddington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dedham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Franklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin
- Brewer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Deblois
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Costigan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Amherst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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