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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 Skowhegan had a population of 5,068 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Skowhegan had a population of 8,238 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Skowhegan, with the one closest to Skowhegan listed first.
- Norridgewock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cornville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Larone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Larone is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larone
- Canaan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Fairfield is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Anson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Mercer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Mercer is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mercer
- South Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Solon is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Morrison Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Anson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Center is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Shawmut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Starks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Starks is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Mercer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Athens is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
- Embden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Embden is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Fairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Solon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Solon is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <2>
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Benton Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- West Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hartland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Skowhegan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
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