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 Bass Harbor in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bass Harbor. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bass Harbor listed first.
- Tremont
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Seawall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Southwest Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Harbor
- Southwest Harbor is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southwest Harbor <3>
- West Tremont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tremont
- West Tremont is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Tremont <3>
- Cranberry Isles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Isles
- Cranberry Isles is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Northeast Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Harbor
- Northeast Harbor is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northeast Harbor <3>
- Seal Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cove
- Seal Cove is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Cove <3>
- Asticou
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Atlantic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Seal Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Harbor
- Seal Harbor is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Harbor <3>
- Mount Desert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Desert
- Mount Desert is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Desert <3>
- Pretty Marsh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
- Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
- Swans Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swans Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swans Island
- Swans Island is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swans Island <3>
- Otter Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Otter Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Creek <3>
- Indian Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Indian Point is located in Hancock County
- Brooklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklin <3>
- Bar Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Harbor
- Bar Harbor is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bar Harbor <3>
- South Blue Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Blue Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- North Brooklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Brooklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- West Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
- West Trenton is located in Hancock County
- South Surry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Surry
- South Surry is located in Hancock County
- Hulls Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Cove
- Hulls Cove is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hulls Cove <3>
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <3>
- North Sedgwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sedgwick
- North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.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 Bass Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |