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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>

While we didn't find Bodfish in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bodfish. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bodfish listed first.

  • Onawa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Onawa is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Willimantic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Monson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
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  • Shirley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • North Guilford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Greenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shirley Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Blanchard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Greenville Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Monson Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Abbot
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
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  • Guilford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sangerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Barnard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Barnard is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Lily Bay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lily Bay is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Parkman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • East Sangerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Sebec
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
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  • East Dover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • East Dover is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Brownville Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Brownville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Kingsbury
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
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  • South Sebec
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • South Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Moosehead
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Moosehead is located in Piscataquis County
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  • North Dexter
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • North Dexter is located in Penobscot County
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  • Silvers Mills
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
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  • Dover South Mills
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
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  • South Dover
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
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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 Bodfish, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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