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 Brighton had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Brighton had a population of 67 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Wellington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- West Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Solon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Mainstream
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Embden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- East Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cornville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Parkman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abbot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Anson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Albans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Monson Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- North Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Dexter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dexter
- Guilford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North New Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East New Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sangerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Guilford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
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 Brighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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