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 Great Falls in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Great Falls. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Great Falls listed first.
- North Gorham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- Windham Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windham Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Center
- North Windham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- White Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Newhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Sebago Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- South Windham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- North Falmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- West Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Richville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Standish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cumberland
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Gorham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gorham
- Chicopee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Gorham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prides Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prides Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Corner
- West Falmouth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- South Casco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
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- Cumberland Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Mills
- Cumberland Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Yarmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- East Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Dry Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- East Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Raymond
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 Great Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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