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 Dexter had a population of 2,670 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dexter had a population of 3,702 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dexter, with the one closest to Dexter listed first.
- Ripley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- North Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Dexter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dexter
- Silvers Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Corinna Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corinna Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna Center
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Corinna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spragues Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spragues Mill is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragues Mill
- Dover South Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- East Sangerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Exeter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Cambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Albans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Exeter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Exeter
- Sangerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- East Exeter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Exeter Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Exeter Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mills
- Parkman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mainstream
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Stetson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Guilford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- South Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- East Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dover
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 Dexter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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