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)
- Bingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Kingsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Brighton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Shirley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- 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)
- Shirley Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North New Portland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eustis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stratton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East New Portland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Embden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- West Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
- 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)
- South Solon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Monson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Monson Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- North Anson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mackamp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abbot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
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. |
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