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 Higgins Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Higgins Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Higgins Beach listed first.
- Pine Point Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
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- Prouts Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Cape Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cash Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
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- Old Orchard Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knightville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knightville is located in Cumberland County
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- Pleasantdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
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- West Scarborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
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- Stroudwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
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- Woodfords
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
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- Bay View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bay View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Peaks Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ferry Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
- Camp Ellis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Ellis is located in York County
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- Biddeford Pool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Mills
- East Deering
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Deering is located in Cumberland County
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- North Scarborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
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- Deering
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deering is located in Cumberland County
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- Saco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Biddeford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook
(9 miles [14.5 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 Higgins Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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