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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Madison had a population of 420 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Madison had a population of 4,696 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Madison, with the one closest to Madison listed first.

  • Anson
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Anson is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,397 people
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  • North Anson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Starks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Starks is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Norridgewock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • East Madison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Madison is located in Somerset County
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  • Mercer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mercer is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • East Mercer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • East Mercer is located in Somerset County
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  • Skowhegan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Embden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Embden is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • South Solon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • South Solon is located in Somerset County
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  • Cornville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cornville is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Solon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Solon is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
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  • East New Portland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
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  • Allens Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Allens Mills is located in Franklin County
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  • Smithfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Larone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Larone is located in Somerset County
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  • North New Portland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Vineyard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • New Sharon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Portland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Athens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Athens is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • West Athens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Athens is located in Somerset County
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  • Rome
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rome is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <2>
  • North Fairfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Fairfield is located in Somerset County
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  • Fairbanks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
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  • Farmington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmington Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Canaan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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 Madison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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