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 Mechanic Falls had a population of 1,030 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mechanic Falls had a population of 2,982 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mechanic Falls, with the one closest to Mechanic Falls listed first.
- Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Welchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchville
- East Poland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Minot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Minot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Poland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poland Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poland
- Lewiston Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Junction
- West Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Otisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Otisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- North Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lewiston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Auburn
- East Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Hebron is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hebron
- Casco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Raymond
- Upper Gloucester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Gloucester
- Auburn Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Plains is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Plains
- South Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Mechanic Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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