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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 Bowdoin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bowdoin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bowdoin listed first.

  • Bowdoin Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
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  • West Bowdoin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • West Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bowdoin
  • Bowdoinham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Richmond Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
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  • Litchfield Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
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  • Lisbon Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisbon Center is located in Androscoggin County
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  • Lisbon Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Litchfield Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Litchfield Plains is located in Kennebec County
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  • Litchfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lisbon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
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  • Cathance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cathance is located in Sagadahoc County
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  • Harwards
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
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  • East Wales
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Wales is located in Androscoggin County
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  • Richmond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wales
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Sabattus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • South Lewiston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • South Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
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  • South Monmouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
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  • South Durham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Durham is located in Androscoggin County
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  • Topsham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • South Dresden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
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  • West Dresden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • West Dresden is located in Lincoln County
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  • Durham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
  • Hillside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hillside is located in Cumberland County
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  • Brunswick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Lincoln County
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  • Iceboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Iceboro is located in Sagadahoc 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 Bowdoin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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