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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 Burnham in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Burnham. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Burnham listed first.
- Winnecook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morrison Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Benton Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Detroit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thorndike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Troy is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Fairfield is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Dixmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dixmont
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Waterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Albion is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Albion
- East Thorndike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Thorndike is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thorndike
- Dixmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- East Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Burnham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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