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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 Lyon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Lyon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Lyon listed first.

  • Long Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Peaks Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • East Deering
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • East Deering is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Falmouth Foreside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Falmouth Foreside is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Falmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Falmouth is also located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,440 people
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  • Portland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland is also located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,803 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
  • Chebeague Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumberland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cumberland is also located in Cumberland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
  • Deering
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Deering is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Woodfords
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Woodfords is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Pleasantdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasantdale is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Knightville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Knightville is also located in Cumberland County
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  • South Portland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cousins Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cousins Island is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Stroudwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Stroudwater is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Cash Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cash Corner is also located in Cumberland County
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  • West Falmouth ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Falmouth was located in Cumberland County
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  • Yarmouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Yarmouth is also located in Cumberland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,602 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yarmouth <2>
  • Prides Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Prides Corner is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Cumberland Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cumberland Mills is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Cape Elizabeth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cumberland Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Yarmouth Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Yarmouth Junction is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Westbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Westbrook is also located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,267 people
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  • Walnut Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Hill is also located in Cumberland County
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  • Bailey Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bailey Island is also located in Cumberland County
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  • South Harpswell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • South Harpswell is also located in Cumberland County
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  • South Freeport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • North Falmouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Falmouth is also located in Cumberland County
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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 Lyon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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