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 Bigelow in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bigelow. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bigelow listed first.
- Eustis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stratton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Madrid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Dead River ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dead River is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
- Madrid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rangeley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North New Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East New Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Strong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Vineyard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Strong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Solon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Embden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- The Forks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bemis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Anson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Forks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weld
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
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 Bigelow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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