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, Chester had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Chester had a population of 523 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chester, with the one closest to Chester listed first.
- Lincoln Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
- North Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lincoln
- North Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Lincoln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
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- South Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln
- South Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Winn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - East Winn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Seboeis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <3>
- Mattawamkeag
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawamkeag
- Mattawamkeag is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawamkeag <3>
- Enfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Howland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Howland is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howland <3>
- Maxfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - East Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lowell
- East Lowell is located in Penobscot County
- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
- Medway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <3>
- Lowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Passadumkeag
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passadumkeag
- Passadumkeag is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
- Kingman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Kingman is located in Penobscot County
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- Medford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Medford Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Macwahoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Olamon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - South Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Springfield
- South Springfield is located in Penobscot 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 Chester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |