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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 Purgatory in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Purgatory. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Purgatory listed first.
- West Gardiner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- East Monmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Monmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Litchfield Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Litchfield Plains is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Plains
- Litchfield Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Monmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- East Wales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wales
- Winthrop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winthrop Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Monmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gardiner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Winthrop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leeds Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pittston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hallowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Gardiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maranacook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Purgatory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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