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 Porter Landing in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Porter Landing. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Porter Landing listed first.
- Freeport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Freeport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yarmouth Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
- Yarmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Pownal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cousins Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
- West Harpswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Harpswell Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- North Harpswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
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- South Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
- Walnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- Chebeague Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Durham is located in Androscoggin County
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- North Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- West Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pownal
- North Yarmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Cumberland Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Harpswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
- Orrs Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Topsham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Foreside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- Bailey Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
- Gray Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gray Station is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Station
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 Porter Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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