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

  • Rangeley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dead River ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dead River is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
  • Eustis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Stratton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bemis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bemis is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
  • Wilsons Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
  • Madrid
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Madrid
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Madrid is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
  • Middle Dam
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Middle Dam is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
  • Byron
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Byron is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Salem
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Phillips
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarksville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Clarksville is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
  • Lowelltown
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lowelltown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowelltown
  • Errol
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Errol is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Errol <2>

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 Grants Camps, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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