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

  • Wells
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wells Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Wells Beach is located in York County
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  • North Berwick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ogunquit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elms is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
  • Wells Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells Branch is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
  • Agamenticus Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Agamenticus Village is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
  • Kennebunk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Kennebunk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Kennebunk is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kennebunk
  • York
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • York is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
  • Kennebunk Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Kennebunk Beach is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk Beach
  • South Sanford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Sanford is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
  • South Berwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Long Beach is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Cape Neddick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cape Neddick is located in York County
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  • York Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • York Beach is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Beach
  • Kennebunkport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kennebunkport is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunkport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,672 people
  • Berwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • York Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • York Corner is located in York County
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  • Arundel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sanford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Somersworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
    • Former names for Somersworth:
    • Great Falls
    • Summersworth
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  • Alfred
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • York Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • York Village is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
  • York Harbor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • York Harbor is located in York County
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  • Cape Porpoise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cape Porpoise is located in York County
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  • Lebanon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Grays Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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