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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 in 1895, Mainstream had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Harmony
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <3>
  • Cambridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <3>
  • Hartland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <3>
  • Saint Albans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Saint Albans is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <3>
  • Ripley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wellington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Athens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • West Palmyra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brighton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • West Athens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
    • West Athens is located in Somerset County
  • Palmyra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dexter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <3>
  • North Dexter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dexter
    • North Dexter is located in Penobscot County
  • Parkman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman
    • Parkman is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkman <3>
  • Cornville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
    • Cornville is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cornville
    • From Mainstream to Cornville
  • Corinna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna
    • Corinna is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinna <3>
  • Corinna Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinna Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna Center
    • Corinna Center is located in Penobscot County
  • Kingsbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
  • South Solon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
    • South Solon is located in Somerset County
  • Spragues Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spragues Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragues Mill
    • Spragues Mill is located in Penobscot County
  • East Madison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Canaan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
    • Canaan is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <3>
  • Pittsfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Newport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
  • Silvers Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Guilford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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 Mainstream, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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