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

  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Greenville Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shirley Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Lily Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lily Bay is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Bay
  • Shirley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Moosehead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Moosehead is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
  • Onawa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Onawa is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Blanchard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Monson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monson <2>
  • Willimantic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • North Guilford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Monson Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
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  • The Forks
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forks is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • The Forks has also been known as:
    • The Forks Plantation
    • Plantation of The Forks
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  • Abbot
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <2>
  • West Forks
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Mackamp
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mackamp is located in Somerset County
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  • Guilford
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Sangerville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnard
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnard is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Kingsbury
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Parkman
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • East Sangerville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Sebec
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebec <2>
  • North East Carry
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • North East Carry is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Long Pond
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Long Pond is located in Somerset County
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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 The Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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