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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 Pleasant Pond in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Pond. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Pleasant Pond listed first.

  • The Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Forks is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • The Forks has also been known as:
    • The Forks Plantation
    • Plantation of The Forks
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  • West Forks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Shirley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Kingsbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Blanchard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Shirley Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Lexington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lexington is located in Somerset County
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  • Brighton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Brighton has also been known as:
    • Brighton Plantation
  • Solon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Solon is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <2>
  • Monson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
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  • Greenville Junction
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wellington
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Greenville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingfield
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • North New Portland
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Embden
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Embden is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • West Athens
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • West Athens is located in Somerset County
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  • Monson Junction
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
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  • East New Portland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
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  • Abbot
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <2>
  • Mackamp
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mackamp is located in Somerset County
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  • Eustis
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Stratton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • South Solon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • South Solon is located in Somerset County
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  • North Guilford
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Moosehead
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Moosehead is located in Piscataquis County
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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 Pleasant Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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