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

  • Presque Isle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Parkhurst
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkhurst is also located in Aroostook County
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  • Roberts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roberts is also located in Aroostook County
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  • Mapleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mapleton is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
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  • Washburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Washburn is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
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  • Easton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Easton is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
  • Maple Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Maple Grove is also located in Aroostook County
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  • East Lyndon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Lyndon is also located in Aroostook County
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  • Castle Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Castle Hill is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Hurd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hurd is also located in Aroostook County
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  • Fort Fairfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Caribou
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Caribou is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,622 people
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  • Westfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Westfield is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Perham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Perham is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <2>
  • New Sweden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • North Lyndon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • North Lyndon is also located in Aroostook County
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  • Blaine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blaine is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
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  • Mars Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Limestone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ashland is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
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  • Acadia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Acadia is also located in Aroostook County
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  • Jemtland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jemtland is also located in Aroostook County
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  • Masardis
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Masardis is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Caswell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Caswell is also located in Aroostook County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Portage
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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 Rands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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