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 Brightwater in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brightwater. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brightwater listed first.
- Cundys Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ashdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashdale is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Phippsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Harpswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Small Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Popham Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Bay Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Point is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arrowsic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winnegance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winnegance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnegance
- North Harpswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpswell
- Orrs Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- West Harpswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Five Islands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Five Islands is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Islands
- Bath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- South Harpswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
- Bailey Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
- Woolwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Southport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bath
- Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mouse Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Southport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Trevett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nequasset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nequasset is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nequasset
- Topsham
(10 miles [16.1 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 Brightwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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