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 Orrs Island had a population of 280 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Orrs Island, with the one closest to Orrs Island listed first.
- West Harpswell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Harpswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
- Harpswell Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cundys Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Harpswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpswell
- Chebeague Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Small Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashdale is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- East Harpswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cousins Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
- Popham Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Phippsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Bay Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bay Point is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
- Winnegance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winnegance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnegance
- Brunswick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yarmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- Long Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arrowsic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Topsham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yarmouth Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Falmouth Foreside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
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 Orrs Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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