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

  • East Madison
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • East Madison is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
  • South Solon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • South Solon is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
  • Anson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Anson is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,397 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <2>
  • Madison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Skowhegan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cornville is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • North Anson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Embden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Embden is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Norridgewock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Athens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Athens is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Solon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Solon is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <2>
  • West Athens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • West Athens is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
  • Larone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Larone is located in Somerset County
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  • Starks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Starks is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • East Mercer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Mercer is located in Somerset County
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  • Canaan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East New Portland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
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  • Mercer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mercer is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • North Fairfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • North Fairfield is located in Somerset County
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  • North New Portland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Morrison Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
  • Harmony
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brighton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Brighton is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Brighton has also been known as:
    • Brighton Plantation
  • Allens Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Allens Mills is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
  • Bingham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Fairfield Center
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairfield Center is located in Somerset County
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  • Shawmut
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shawmut is located in Somerset County
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  • Hartland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mainstream
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
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  • Wellington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • New Portland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • New Vineyard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 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 Lakewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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