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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sanford had a population of 2,000 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sanford had a population of 21,253 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.

  • South Sanford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
    • South Sanford is located in York County
  • Springvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Alfred
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lebanon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
  • East Lebanon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lebanon
    • East Lebanon is located in York County
  • North Lebanon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lebanon
    • North Lebanon is located in York County
  • Center Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Lebanon
    • Center Lebanon is located in York County
  • Shapleigh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shapleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shapleigh
    • Shapleigh is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shapleigh <3>
  • Waterboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
    • Waterboro is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterboro <3>
  • South Acton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acton
    • South Acton is located in York County
  • West Lebanon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
    • West Lebanon is located in York County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lebanon <3>
  • North Berwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Wells Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • West Kennebunk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kennebunk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kennebunk
    • West Kennebunk is located in York County
  • Acton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Acton is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acton <3>
  • Milton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Goodwins Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwins Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Mills
    • Goodwins Mills is located in York County
  • East Waterboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterboro
    • East Waterboro is located in York County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Waterboro <3>
  • Waterboro Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro Center
    • Waterboro Center is located in York County
  • Milton Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Mills
    • Milton Mills is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Ross Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • North Rochester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Rochester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Hollis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Berwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elms
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
    • Elms is located in York County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elms
    • From Sanford to Elms
  • Kennebunk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • North Shapleigh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shapleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
    • North Shapleigh is located in York County
  • Clarks Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North Waterboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Union
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Carroll County (NH)

The official website for Sanford: www.sanfordmaine.org/

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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 Sanford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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