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

  • South Lincoln
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
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  • Chester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chester is located in Penobscot County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Seboeis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Seboeis is located in Penobscot County
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  • Lincoln
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
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  • North Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
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  • Maxfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Enfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Enfield is located in Penobscot County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Howland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Winn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Winn is located in Penobscot County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Medford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Medford is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Passadumkeag
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Passadumkeag is located in Penobscot County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • East Winn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • East Winn is located in Penobscot County
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  • Mattawamkeag
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Medford Center
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Lowell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowell is located in Penobscot County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • East Lowell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Lowell is located in Penobscot County
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  • Burlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lee is located in Penobscot County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
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  • Medway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Medway is located in Penobscot County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
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  • Lake View
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake View is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Lagrange
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Olamon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Olamon is located in Penobscot County
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  • Boyd Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyd Lake 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 Bowerbank, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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