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 Houghton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Houghton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Houghton listed first.
- Byron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bemis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frye is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye
- Madrid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Weld
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Berry Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Rangeley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middle Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Mexico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rumford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Phillips
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Madrid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
- Dead River ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dead River is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
- North Newry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- Rumford Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Rumford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Upton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rumford Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dixfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Peru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Newry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
- Dixfield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dixfield Center is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixfield Center
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
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 Houghton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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