RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maine >> Kennebec County >> South China >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...

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 South China had a population of 102 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • South Vassalboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • South Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vassalboro
  • Weeks Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Weeks Mills is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Mills
  • North Windsor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
  • East Vassalboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
  • West Windsor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Windsor is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
  • Palermo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Windsor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • North Vassalboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
  • China
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • China is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <2>
  • Vassalboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Riverside is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Somerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Somerville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Lambs Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
  • North Sidney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Sidney is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sidney
  • Sidney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sidney is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
  • South Windsor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
  • South Albion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Albion is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Albion
  • Coopers Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • East Palermo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • East Palermo is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
  • North Palermo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North Palermo is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
  • Winslow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Augusta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • West Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Washington is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Washington
  • Razorville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Razorville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
  • South Liberty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Liberty is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Liberty
  • Albion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Sidney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • West Sidney is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sidney

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 South China, 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.