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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 New Portland had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, New Portland had a population of 688 people.

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

  • East New Portland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • North New Portland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North New Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North New Portland
    • North New Portland is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North New Portland <4>
  • New Vineyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kingfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Strong
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lexington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Somerset County
  • Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Franklin County
  • South Strong
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • North Anson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anson
    • North Anson is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Anson <4>
  • Allens Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allens Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
    • Allens Mills is located in Franklin County
  • Anson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Embden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
    • Embden is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Phillips
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Fairbanks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Starks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
    • Starks is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Madison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
  • Solon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Solon is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <4>
  • Farmington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • East Madrid
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • South Solon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
    • South Solon is located in Somerset County
  • Mercer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Madison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bingham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Sharon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
    • New Sharon is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sharon <4>
  • East Mercer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mercer
    • East Mercer is located in Somerset County
  • Madrid
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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 New Portland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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