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, South Solon had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from South Solon, with the one closest to South Solon listed first.
- East Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- West Athens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
- Solon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Embden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- North Anson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Anson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skowhegan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Brighton has also been known as:
- Brighton Plantation
- Bingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North New Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- East New Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- Norridgewock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mainstream
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Canaan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Starks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Kingsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- New Portland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Mercer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mercer
- Larone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Larone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larone
- Hartland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cambridge
(16 miles [25.7 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 South Solon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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