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 Portland had a population of 650 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, South Portland had a population of 25,950 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from South Portland, with the one closest to South Portland listed first.
- Knightville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Knightville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Pleasantdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Portland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cash Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Woodfords
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
- Peaks Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deering
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deering is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- East Deering
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Deering is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Stroudwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cape Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Mills
- Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prides Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prides Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Corner
- Westbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Pine Point Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Beach
- Prouts Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Falmouth ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Falmouth Foreside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- North Scarborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Scarborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- Old Orchard Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Chebeague Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cousins Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
- Gorham
(10 miles [16.1 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 Portland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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