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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cape Elizabeth had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cape Elizabeth had a population of 9,322 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cape Elizabeth, with the one closest to Cape Elizabeth listed first.

  • Prouts Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Portland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Knightville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
    • Knightville is located in Cumberland County
  • Pleasantdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Point Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Beach
    • Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
  • Peaks Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cash Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
    • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Pine Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
  • Portland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • East Deering
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Deering have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
    • East Deering is located in Cumberland County
  • Woodfords
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfords have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
    • Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
  • Deering
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deering have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
    • Deering is located in Cumberland County
  • Long Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Long Island is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Island <2>
  • Stroudwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Orchard Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • West Scarborough
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bay View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Bay View is located in York County
  • Biddeford Pool
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Mills
    • Cumberland Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • North Scarborough
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Falmouth Foreside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth Foreside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
    • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
  • Ferry Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
    • Ferry Beach is located in York County
  • Camp Ellis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ellis
    • Camp Ellis is located in York County
  • Westbrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Falmouth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

The official website for Cape Elizabeth: www.capeelizabeth.com/

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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 Cape Elizabeth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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