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 Harpswell had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from South Harpswell, with the one closest to South Harpswell listed first.
- Bailey Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
- West Harpswell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orrs Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harpswell Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chebeague Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Harpswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpswell
- Cousins Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
- Cundys Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Small Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Harpswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- Ashdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ashdale is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yarmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth Foreside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- Peaks Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yarmouth Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Popham Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Phippsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- East Deering
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Deering is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Bay Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bay Point is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
- Brunswick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Cumberland Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Harpswell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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