RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maine >> Cumberland County >> Cliff Island >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Maine

The Commemorative Quarter for Maine





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

  • Chebeague Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chebeague Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chebeague Island
    • Chebeague Island is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chebeague Island <3>
  • Long Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Cousins Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cousins Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
    • Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
  • Peaks Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bailey Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
    • Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
  • South Harpswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumberland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
  • Falmouth Foreside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth Foreside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
    • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
  • West Harpswell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Falmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Portland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Orrs Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • East Deering
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Deering have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
    • East Deering is located in Cumberland County
  • South Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
    • South Freeport is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Freeport <3>
  • South Portland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Knightville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
    • Knightville is located in Cumberland County
  • Yarmouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodfords
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfords have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
    • Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
  • Pleasantdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Yarmouth Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harpswell Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • West Falmouth ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
    • West Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Deering
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deering have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
    • Deering is located in Cumberland County
  • Stroudwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cash Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
    • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Cape Elizabeth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Center
    • Cumberland Center is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland Center <3>

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 Cliff Island, 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.
<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.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 25 Mar 2025