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

  • Kingfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eustis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Stratton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • East Madrid
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Madrid is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
  • Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Salem is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Lexington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lexington is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Dead River ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dead River is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
  • New Portland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • North New Portland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Madrid
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East New Portland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
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  • Phillips
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Strong
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rangeley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • New Vineyard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Bingham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • South Strong
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • South Strong is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
  • Solon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Solon is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
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  • Embden
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Embden is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • North Anson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • The Forks
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • The Forks is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • The Forks has also been known as:
    • The Forks Plantation
    • Plantation of The Forks
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  • Fairbanks
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Allens Mills
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Allens Mills is located in Franklin County
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  • West Forks
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bemis
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bemis is located in Franklin County
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  • Weld
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Weld is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weld
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weld <2>
  • Anson
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Anson is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,397 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <2>
  • Madison
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Solon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Solon is located in Somerset County
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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 Carrabassett Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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