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 Harpswell in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Harpswell. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Harpswell listed first.
- Orrs Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Harpswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Harpswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
- North Harpswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpswell
- Cundys Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Harpswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Small Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashdale is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Chebeague Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phippsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Hillside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Popham Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bay Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bay Point is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
- Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Topsham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arrowsic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winnegance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winnegance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnegance
- Harding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yarmouth Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yarmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 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
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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