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 Prospect had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Prospect had a population of 750 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Prospect Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bucksport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stockton Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Searsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bucksport Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winterport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Penobscot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Winterport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winterport
- Searsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Bucksport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Bucksport is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bucksport
- Ellingwood Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ellingwood Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellingwood Corner
- Bucks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bucks Mills is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mills
- North Winterport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Orland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Orrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orrington
- Monroe Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- City Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- City Point is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- North Castine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Castine is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Castine
- South Penobscot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Penobscot
- North Penobscot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belfast
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Castine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Penobscot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Brooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newburgh Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Bucksport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Bucksport is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bucksport
- Goodale Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Newburgh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Prospect, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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