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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Harpswell Center had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harpswell Center, with the one closest to Harpswell Center listed first.
- North Harpswell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpswell
- West Harpswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Harpswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cundys Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Harpswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
- South Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chebeague Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Ashdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ashdale is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cousins Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
- Small Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Phippsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Topsham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winnegance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winnegance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnegance
- Harding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- South Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
- Popham Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bay Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bay Point is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
- Arrowsic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yarmouth Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yarmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Harpswell Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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