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 Bridgton had a population of 1,520 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bridgton had a population of 5,509 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bridgton, with the one closest to Bridgton listed first.
- Sandy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- North Bridgton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Bridgton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Denmark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- West Bridgton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Naples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolsters Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bolsters Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolsters Mills
- Sweden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- East Fryeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <2>
- West Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denmark
- Edes Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edes Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edes Falls
- Otisfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Casco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Otisfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- East Waterford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterford
- Lovell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Sebago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fryeburg Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- Brownfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Waterford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hiram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Hiram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Rankins Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- North Sebago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Sebago is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sebago
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norway Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norway Lake is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake
- Center Lovell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Bridgton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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