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Nearest Communities to Dryden,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Dryden, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Dryden:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Dryden.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Dryden is located in Franklin County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford & Somerset.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 261 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Dryden. Of these communities, 206 are located in counties other than Franklin County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Dryden (which is Franklin County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Dryden

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Franklin County   (where Dryden resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.franklincountymaine.gov/
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Farmington
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Quebec lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dryden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dryden.
      • Wilton
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Beans Corner
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Beans Corner is located in Franklin County
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      • East Wilton
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
      • MacQuillis Corner
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • MacQuillis Corner is located in Franklin County
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      • North Jay
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • North Jay is located in Franklin County
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      • Knowltons Corner
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Knowltons Corner is located in Franklin County
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      • North Chesterville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • East Dixfield
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
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      • West Farmington
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
      • Wilton Intervale
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Wilton Intervale is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Intervale
      • Jay
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Riley
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Riley is located in Franklin County
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        • Chesterville
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Chesterville is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
        • Temple
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
          • Temple is located in Franklin County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
        • Farmington
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Stones Corner
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Stones Corner is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
        • Farmington Falls
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Chisholm
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
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        • Tainter Corner
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Tainter Corner is located in Franklin County
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        • Fairbanks
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Temple Intervale
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Temple Intervale is located in Franklin County
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        • Hildreths Mill
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Hildreths Mill is located in Franklin County
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        • Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • New Sharon
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Allens Mills
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Allens Mills is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
        • Bullen Mills
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Bullen Mills is located in Franklin County
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        • Weeks Mills
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Weeks Mills is located in Franklin County
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        • Goodrich Corner
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Goodrich Corner is located in Franklin County
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        • South Strong
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Overlake
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Overlake is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlake
        • Weld
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Berry Mills
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Carthage
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Carthage is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
        • Avon Corner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Avon Corner is located in Franklin County
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        • Industry
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Industry is located in Franklin County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
        • Avon
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Avon is located in Franklin County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
        • New Vineyard
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Strong
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • West Mills
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • West Mills is located in Franklin County
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        • Chase Corner
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Chase Corner is located in Franklin County
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        • Weld Corner
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Weld Corner is located in Franklin County
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        • Phillips
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Butterfield ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Butterfield is located in Franklin County
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        • Salem
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Salem is located in Franklin County
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        • Madrid Junction
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Madrid Junction is located in Franklin County
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        • Madrid
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Reeds
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Reeds is located in Franklin County
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        • East Madrid
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Soule Mill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Soule Mill is located in Franklin County
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        • Barnjum
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Barnjum is located in Franklin County
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        • Kingfield
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Perham Junction
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Perham Junction is located in Franklin County
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        • Sandy River Plantation
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
        • Ten Degree
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Ten Degree is located in Franklin County
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        • Redington
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Redington is located in Franklin County
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  • Androscoggin County
  • Kennebec County
    • County Website:   https://kennebec.gov/
    • County Seat for Kennebec:   Augusta
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dryden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dryden.
      • Seaveys Corner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Seaveys Corner is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaveys Corner
      • Twelve Corners
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Twelve Corners is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
      • Vienna
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • North Fayette
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Vernon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fayette Corner
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Fayette Corner is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corner
      • Sanderson Corners
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Sanderson Corners is located in Kennebec County
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      • West Mount Vernon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • West Mount Vernon is located in Kennebec County
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      • Rome Corner
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Rome Corner is located in Kennebec County
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      • Fayette
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Locks Corner
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Richmond Mill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Richmond Mill is located in Kennebec County
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        • Belgrade Lakes
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Rome
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Rome is located in Kennebec County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <3>
        • Kents Hill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • North Wayne
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Wayne
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Wayne is located in Kennebec County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <3>
        • Dunns Corners
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Dunns Corners is located in Kennebec County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corners
        • Readfield
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Wings Mills
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Wings Mills is located in Kennebec County
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        • Readfield Depot
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Readfield Depot is located in Kennebec County
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        • North Belgrade
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Belgrade
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Maranacook
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Sturtevant Hill
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Sturtevant Hill is located in Kennebec County
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        • Tallwood
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Tallwood is located in Kennebec County
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        • North Belgrade Station
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Bangs Beach
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Bangs Beach is located in Kennebec County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs Beach
        • Tyler Corner
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Tyler Corner is located in Kennebec County
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        • Winthrop
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • East Winthrop
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • North Monmouth
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Summerhaven
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Summerhaven is located in Kennebec County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
        • Oakland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Island Park
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Island Park is located in Kennebec County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
        • Manchester
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • West Sidney
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • West Sidney is located in Kennebec County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sidney
        • Winthrop Center
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Monmouth
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • North Augusta
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • North Augusta is located in Kennebec County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Augusta
        • North Sidney
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • North Sidney is located in Kennebec County
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        • East Monmouth
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Granite Hill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Granite Hill is located in Kennebec County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hill
        • Pelton Hill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Pelton Hill is located in Kennebec County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelton Hill
        • Sidney
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Vassalboro
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Riverside
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Riverside is located in Kennebec County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Getchell Corner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Getchell Corner is located in Kennebec County
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        • Waterville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Augusta
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Frenchs Corner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Frenchs Corner is located in Kennebec County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corner
        • Hayden Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Hayden Corner is located in Kennebec County
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        • McCoy Crossing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • McCoy Crossing is located in Kennebec County
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        • North Vassalboro
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
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        • Pishon Ferry
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Pishon Ferry is located in Kennebec County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pishon Ferry
        • Winslow
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • South Monmouth
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Browns Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Browns Corner is located in Kennebec County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
        • Hallowell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Purgatory
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Tacoma
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Tacoma is located in Kennebec County
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        • West Gardiner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
        • Benton Station
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Batchelders Crossing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Seaward Mills
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Seaward Mills is located in Kennebec County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaward Mills
        • Spears Corner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Spears Corner is located in Kennebec County
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  • Oxford County
  • Somerset County
    • County Website:   https://somersetcounty-me.org/
    • County Seat for Somerset:   Skowhegan
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Quebec lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dryden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dryden.
      • Mercer
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Starks
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Starks is located in Somerset County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
      • Witham Corner
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Witham Corner is located in Somerset County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witham Corner
      • East Mercer
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • East Mercer is located in Somerset County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mercer
      • Smithfield
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Sandy River
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Sandy River is located in Somerset County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
      • Dane Corner
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Dane Corner is located in Somerset County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane Corner
      • Pease Corner
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Pease Corner is located in Somerset County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease Corner
      • New Portland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Anson
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Norridgewock
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (28 more) ...
        • Hoxies
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Hoxies is located in Somerset County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxies
        • East New Portland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Ellis Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Ellis Corner is located in Somerset County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Corner
        • North Anson
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Larone
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Larone is located in Somerset County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larone
        • Barron Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Martin Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Martin Corner is located in Somerset County
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        • Toulouse Corner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Toulouse Corner is located in Somerset County
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        • North New Portland
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Blackwell Corner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Blackwell Corner is located in Somerset County
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        • Fairfield Center
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Fairfield Center is located in Somerset County
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        • Holway Corner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Holway Corner is located in Somerset County
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        • North Fairfield
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • North Fairfield is located in Somerset County
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        • White School Corner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • White School Corner is located in Somerset County
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        • Lakewood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Lakewood is located in Somerset County
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        • Skowhegan
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • East Madison
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Embden
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Embden is located in Somerset County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
        • Hinckley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Hinckley is located in Somerset County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
        • Nyes Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Lexington
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Lexington is located in Somerset County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
        • Lower Mill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Lower Mill is located in Somerset County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Mill
        • Malbons Mills
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Malbons Mills is located in Somerset County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malbons Mills
        • Fairfield
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Shawmut
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Arnolds Landing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Arnolds Landing is located in Somerset County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Landing
        • Solon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Solon is located in Somerset County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <3>
        • South Solon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • South Solon is located in Somerset County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dryden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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