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 Portage Lake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Portage Lake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Portage Lake listed first.
- Portage
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Castle Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Castle Hill is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Perham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Washburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eagle Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mapleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Masardis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Masardis is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masardis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- New Sweden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jemtland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jemtland is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemtland
- Presque Isle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Caribou
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wallagrass
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wallagrass is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallagrass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- North Lyndon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Lyndon is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lyndon
- Oxbow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parkhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parkhurst is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
- Roberts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roberts is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Hurd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hurd is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd
- Acadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acadia is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
- East Lyndon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Lyndon is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyndon
- Easton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Easton is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 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 Portage Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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