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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>

While we didn't find Nicolin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Nicolin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Nicolin listed first.

  • North Ellsworth
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
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  • Green Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Lake is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
  • West Ellsworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • West Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ellsworth
  • Ellsworth Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellsworth Falls is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Falls
  • North Orland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • North Orland is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orland
  • Ellsworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • East Orland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Surry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Surry is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
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  • Dedham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • North Penobscot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
  • East Surry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Surry is located in Hancock County
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  • East Holden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Holden is located in Penobscot County
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  • East Bucksport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • East Bucksport is located in Hancock County
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  • Waltham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Waltham is located in Hancock County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Bucks Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bucks Mills is located in Hancock County
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  • Orland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Franklin Road
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
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  • East Eddington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
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  • Egypt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Egypt is located in Hancock County
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  • West Franklin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • West Franklin is located in Hancock County
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  • Eastbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Holden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holden is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <2>
  • Goodale Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
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  • Lamoine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clifton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Clifton is located in Penobscot County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people

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 Nicolin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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