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

  • Brooklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • North Deer Isle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
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  • Deer Isle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sedgwick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • South Deer Isle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • South Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
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  • Oceanville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
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  • North Brooklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
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  • Sargentville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
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  • Sunset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Sedgwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
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  • Brooksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • South Blue Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
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  • South Brooksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Brooksville is located in Hancock County
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  • Blue Hill Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
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  • Cape Rosier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
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  • Swans Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Atlantic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlantic is located in Hancock County
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  • West Tremont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Seal Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Blue Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pretty Marsh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
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  • West Brooksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
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  • East Blue Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Castine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Penobscot
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Reach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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