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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 Caratunk in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Caratunk. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Caratunk listed first.

  • The Forks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • West Forks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks
    • West Forks is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Forks <2>
  • Bingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lexington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Somerset County
  • Kingsbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
  • Brighton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Blanchard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
    • Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
  • Shirley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Kingfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Solon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Solon is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <2>
  • Shirley Mills
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • North New Portland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North New Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North New Portland
    • North New Portland is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North New Portland <2>
  • Eustis
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Stratton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
    • Stratton is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <2>
  • East New Portland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Embden
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
    • Embden is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • West Athens
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
    • West Athens is located in Somerset County
  • Wellington
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • New Portland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • South Solon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
    • South Solon is located in Somerset County
  • Monson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Greenville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
  • Greenville Junction
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Abbot
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Monson Junction
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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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 Caratunk, 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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