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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 Manchester had a population of 127 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Manchester had a population of 2,555 people.

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

  • East Winthrop
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winthrop
    • East Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Winthrop <3>
  • Winthrop Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winthrop Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
    • Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
  • Hallowell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Augusta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Winthrop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <3>
  • West Sidney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sidney
    • West Sidney is located in Kennebec County
  • Readfield Depot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readfield Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield Depot
    • Readfield Depot is located in Kennebec County
  • Maranacook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
    • Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
  • Readfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield
    • Readfield is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readfield <3>
  • West Gardiner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
    • West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
  • Gardiner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Randolph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <3>
  • Farmingdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
    • Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <3>
  • East Monmouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Monmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
    • East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
  • Pittston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
    • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
  • Chelsea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sidney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sidney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
  • Belgrade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
    • Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belgrade <3>
  • Kents Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kents Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Hill
    • Kents Hill is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kents Hill <3>
  • North Monmouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monmouth
    • North Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Monmouth <3>
  • Riverside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Kennebec County
  • North Wayne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Wayne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
    • North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
  • Monmouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • North Pittston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pittston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pittston
    • North Pittston is located in Kennebec County
  • Fayette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <3>

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Manchester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/

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 Manchester, 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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