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 Fort Edgecomb in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Edgecomb. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Edgecomb listed first.
- North Edgecomb
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wiscasset
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgecomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Newcastle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newcastle
- Montsweag
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montsweag is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsweag
- Westport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Former name for Westport:
- Westport Island
- East Edgecomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Walpole
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Bristol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bristol
- Damariscotta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Dresden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Nequasset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nequasset is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nequasset
- Trevett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Newcastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- North Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bath
- Woolwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boothbay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dresden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Damariscotta Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Damariscotta Mills is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damariscotta Mills
- Alna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Head Tide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- West Dresden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dresden
- Harwards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
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 Fort Edgecomb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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