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

  • Perham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Perham is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
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  • New Sweden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jemtland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jemtland is also located in Aroostook County
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  • Washburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Washburn is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
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  • North Lyndon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • North Lyndon is also located in Aroostook County
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  • Acadia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Acadia is also located in Aroostook County
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  • Caribou
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Caribou is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,622 people
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  • Castle Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Castle Hill is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Portage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurd
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hurd is also located in Aroostook County
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  • Mapleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mapleton is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
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  • Roberts
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Roberts is also located in Aroostook County
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  • East Lyndon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • East Lyndon is also located in Aroostook County
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  • Eagle Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Parkhurst
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkhurst is also located in Aroostook County
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  • Presque Isle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Caswell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Caswell is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Ashland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ashland is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
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  • Limestone
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Wallagrass
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallagrass is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Maple Grove
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Grove is also located in Aroostook County
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  • Fort Fairfield
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Buren
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamlin
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamlin is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Easton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Easton is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people

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