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 Mount Desert had a population of 680 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mount Desert had a population of 2,114 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Desert, with the one closest to Mount Desert listed first.
- Southwest Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Northeast Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Asticou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Asticou is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asticou
- Indian Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Pretty Marsh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
- Seal Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seal Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Tremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tremont is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Seawall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seawall is located in Hancock County
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- Cranberry Isles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry Isles is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Isles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Otter Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hulls Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Trenton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
- Bar Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lamoine Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lamoine Beach is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine Beach
- South Surry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Surry is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Surry
- East Lamoine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
- Hancock Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Point
- Marlboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marlboro is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Lamoine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Blue Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Blue Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
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 Mount Desert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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