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 Gorges in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Gorges. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Gorges listed first.
- Peaks Island
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Portland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Knightville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knightville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- South Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Deering
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Deering is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Pleasantdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Deering
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deering is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Woodfords
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
- Cash Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Falmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stroudwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- Falmouth Foreside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- Cape Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- West Falmouth ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Prides Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prides Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Corner
- Cumberland Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Mills
- Chebeague Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cousins Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
- Westbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Scarborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Cumberland Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yarmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Scarborough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Pine Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Pine Point Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Beach
- Prouts Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Yarmouth Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
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 Gorges, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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