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 in 1895, Birch Harbor had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Birch Harbor, with the one closest to Birch Harbor listed first.
- Prospect Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Winter Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Gouldsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gouldsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Gouldsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
- Bar Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Steuben
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Sullivan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sorrento
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seal Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Point
- Milbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marlboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marlboro is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Asticou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Asticou is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asticou
- Cranberry Isles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Sullivan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Hancock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lamoine Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lamoine Beach is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine Beach
- Mount Desert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Northeast Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Lamoine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
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 Birch Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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