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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 Athens had a population of 420 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Athens had a population of 976 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Athens, with the one closest to Athens listed first.

  • West Athens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Athens is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
  • South Solon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Solon is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
  • East Madison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Harmony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mainstream
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wellington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brighton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Solon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Solon is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <2>
  • Embden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Embden is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Skowhegan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hartland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cambridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Anson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Canaan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Albans
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Anson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
  • Bingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Palmyra
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Norridgewock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ripley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Larone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Larone is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larone
  • Palmyra
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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