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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 in 1895, Shirley had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Shirley had a population of 229 people.

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

  • Shirley Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shirley Mills is also located in Piscataquis County
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  • Blanchard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blanchard is also located in Piscataquis County
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  • Monson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Monson is also located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
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  • Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenville Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Willimantic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Willimantic is also located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Monson Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Monson Junction is also located in Piscataquis County
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  • North Guilford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Guilford is also located in Piscataquis County
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  • Onawa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Onawa is also located in Piscataquis County
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  • Abbot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Abbot is also located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
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  • Kingsbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Kingsbury is also located in Piscataquis County
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  • Moosehead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Moosehead is also located in Piscataquis County
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  • The Forks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Forks is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • The Forks has also been known as:
    • The Forks Plantation
    • Plantation of The Forks
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  • Parkman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkman is also located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkman <2>
  • Guilford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Guilford is also located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
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  • Sangerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lily Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lily Bay is also located in Piscataquis County
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  • West Forks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Brighton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Brighton is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Brighton has also been known as:
    • Brighton Plantation
  • Wellington
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wellington is also located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • East Sangerville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sangerville is also located in Piscataquis County
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  • Bingham
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Cambridge
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • North Dexter
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • North Dexter is located in Penobscot County
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  • East Dover
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • East Dover is also located in Piscataquis County
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  • Barnard
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Barnard is also located in Piscataquis County
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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 Shirley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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