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 The Forks had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, The Forks had a population of 35 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from The Forks, with the one closest to The Forks listed first.
- West Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Shirley Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blanchard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Greenville Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mackamp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Long Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moosehead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Monson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jackman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monson Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eustis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stratton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moose River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moose River is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Kingfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Solon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wellington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abbot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
- Willimantic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimantic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
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 The Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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