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Nearest Communities to Sandy River Plantation,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Sandy River Plantation, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Sandy River Plantation:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Sandy River Plantation.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford & Somerset.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 129 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sandy River Plantation. Of these communities, 53 are located in counties other than Franklin County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Sandy River Plantation (which is Franklin County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Sandy River Plantation

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Franklin County   (where Sandy River Plantation resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.franklincountymaine.gov/
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Farmington
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Quebec lies to the north
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandy River Plantation.
      • Madrid
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dallas
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Dallas is located in Franklin County
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      • Rangeley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Madrid Junction
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Madrid Junction is located in Franklin County
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      • Perham Junction
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Perham Junction is located in Franklin County
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      • Reeds
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Reeds is located in Franklin County
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      • Dallas Plantation
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Dallas Plantation is located in Franklin County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
      • Dead River ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Dead River is located in Franklin County
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      • East Madrid
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • East Madrid is located in Franklin County
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      • Redington
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Redington is located in Franklin County
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      • Loon Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
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      • Mingo Springs
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Mingo Springs is located in Franklin County
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        • Bemis
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Bemis is located in Franklin County
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        • Barnjum
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Barnjum is located in Franklin County
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        • Butterfield ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Butterfield is located in Franklin County
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        • Macy
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Macy is located in Franklin County
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        • South Rangeley
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • South Rangeley is located in Franklin County
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        • Ten Degree
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Ten Degree is located in Franklin County
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        • Langtown Mill
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Langtown Mill is located in Franklin County
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        • Mountainview
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Mountainview is located in Franklin County
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        • Oquossoc
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Chase Corner
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Chase Corner is located in Franklin County
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        • Phillips
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The Landing
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • The Landing is located in Franklin County
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        • Mooselookmeguntic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Mooselookmeguntic is located in Franklin County
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        • Salem
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Salem is located in Franklin County
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        • Coplin Plantation
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Coplin Plantation is located in Franklin County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
        • Weld Corner
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Weld Corner is located in Franklin County
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        • Kennebago Settlement
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Kennebago Settlement is located in Franklin County
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        • Kamankeag ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Kamankeag is located in Franklin County
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        • Avon Corner
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Avon Corner is located in Franklin County
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        • Avon
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Avon is located in Franklin County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
        • Weld
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Weld is located in Franklin County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
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        • Soule Mill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Soule Mill is located in Franklin County
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        • Strong
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Eustis
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Stratton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Bigelow
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Bigelow is located in Franklin County
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        • Davis Town
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Davis Town is located in Franklin County
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        • Grants Camps
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Grants Camps is located in Franklin County
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        • Kennebago
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Kennebago is located in Franklin County
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        • Hildreths Mill
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Hildreths Mill is located in Franklin County
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        • Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
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        • Carrabassett Valley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Berry Mills
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
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        • Carthage
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Carthage is located in Franklin County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
        • South Strong
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • South Strong is located in Franklin County
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        • Temple Intervale
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Temple Intervale is located in Franklin County
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        • Kingfield
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Carrabassett
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Carrabassett is located in Franklin County
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        • Temple
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Temple is located in Franklin County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
        • New Vineyard
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
        • Wilton Intervale
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Wilton Intervale is located in Franklin County
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        • Fairbanks
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
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        • Tainter Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Tainter Corner is located in Franklin County
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        • Round Mountain
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Round Mountain is located in Franklin County
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        • East Dixfield
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
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        • Farmington
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Overlake
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Overlake is located in Franklin County
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        • West Farmington
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
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        • Industry
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Industry is located in Franklin County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
        • Allens Mills
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Allens Mills is located in Franklin County
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        • East Wilton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
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        • Wilton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Bullen Mills
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Bullen Mills is located in Franklin County
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        • Dryden
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Dryden is located in Franklin County
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        • Goodrich Corner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Goodrich Corner is located in Franklin County
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        • MacQuillis Corner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • MacQuillis Corner is located in Franklin County
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        • West Mills
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • West Mills is located in Franklin County
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        • Beans Corner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Beans Corner is located in Franklin County
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        • Knowltons Corner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Knowltons Corner is located in Franklin County
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        • North Jay
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • North Jay is located in Franklin County
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        • Weeks Mills
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Weeks Mills is located in Franklin County
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        • Farmington Falls
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • North Chesterville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
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        • Riley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Riley is located in Franklin County
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  • Oxford County
    • County Website:   https://www.oxfordcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Oxford:   South Paris
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Quebec lies to the north
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    • Nearest Communities to Sandy River Plantation   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandy River Plantation.
      • Houghton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Houghton is located in Oxford County
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      • Byron
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Byron is located in Oxford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Coos Canyon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Coos Canyon is located in Oxford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos Canyon
      • Bald Mountain
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Bald Mountain is located in Oxford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Mountain
      • Upper Dam
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Upper Dam is located in Oxford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dam
      • Pleasant Island
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Pleasant Island is located in Oxford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Island
      • Roxbury
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • South Arm
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • South Arm is located in Oxford County
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      • Frye
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Frye is located in Oxford County
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      • Middle Dam
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Middle Dam is located in Oxford County
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      • Magalloway Plantation
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • East Andover
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • East Andover is located in Oxford County
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        • Andover
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Hale
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Hale is located in Oxford County
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        • Lincoln Plantation
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
        • South Andover
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • South Andover is located in Oxford County
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        • Mexico
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Ridlonville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Ridlonville is located in Oxford County
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        • Rumford
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Wilsons Mills
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County
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        • Smith Crossing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Smith Crossing is located in Oxford County
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        • Dixfield Center
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Dixfield Center is located in Oxford County
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        • Dixfield
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • South Rumford
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • South Rumford is located in Oxford County
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        • Virginia
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Virginia is located in Oxford County
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        • Rumford Center
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • West Peru
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • West Peru is located in Oxford County
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        • Upton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Peru
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Peru is located in Oxford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
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        • Rumford Point
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • North Newry
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • North Newry is located in Oxford County
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        • Dickvale
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
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        • Hanover
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Rumford Corner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Rumford Corner is located in Oxford County
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        • Abbotts Mill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Abbotts Mill is located in Oxford County
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        • East Peru
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • East Peru is located in Oxford County
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        • East Bethel
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • East Bethel is located in Oxford County
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        • East Milton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • East Milton is located in Oxford County
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        • Newry
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Worthley Pond
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Worthley Pond is located in Oxford County
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  • Somerset County
    • County Website:   https://somersetcounty-me.org/
    • County Seat for Somerset:   Skowhegan
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Quebec lies to the north
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    • Nearest Communities to Sandy River Plantation   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandy River Plantation.
      • New Portland
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Lexington
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Lexington is located in Somerset County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • East New Portland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
      • North New Portland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Spring Lake
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Spring Lake is located in Somerset County
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      • Highland Plantation
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Highland Plantation is located in Somerset County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Dane Corner
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Dane Corner is located in Somerset County
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      • Spring Lake Landing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Spring Lake Landing is located in Somerset County
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      • Pease Corner
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Pease Corner is located in Somerset County
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  • Coos County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy River Plantation) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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