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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cousins Island had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cousins Island, with the one closest to Cousins Island listed first.

  • Chebeague Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cumberland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cumberland is also located in Cumberland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
  • Falmouth Foreside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Falmouth Foreside is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Yarmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Yarmouth is also located in Cumberland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,602 people
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  • Falmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Falmouth is also located in Cumberland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,440 people
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  • South Freeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Yarmouth Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Yarmouth Junction is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Long Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • South Harpswell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • South Harpswell is also located in Cumberland County
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  • West Harpswell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Harpswell is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Walnut Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Hill is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Cumberland Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Deering
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Deering is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Peaks Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bailey Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bailey Island is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Freeport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Freeport is also located in Cumberland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
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  • North Yarmouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Yarmouth is also located in Cumberland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
  • West Falmouth ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • West Falmouth was located in Cumberland County
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  • Portland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland is also located in Cumberland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,803 people
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  • Orrs Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Harpswell Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Harpswell Center is also located in Cumberland County
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    • Former name for Harpswell Center:
    • Harpswell Centre
  • Prides Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Prides Corner is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Deering
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Deering is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Pownal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pownal is also located in Cumberland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,566 people
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  • Woodfords
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodfords is also located in Cumberland County
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  • North Harpswell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North Harpswell is also located in Cumberland County
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  • West Cumberland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • West Cumberland is also located in Cumberland County
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  • North Falmouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • North Falmouth is also located in Cumberland 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 Cousins Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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