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 Southwest Harbor had a population of 720 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Southwest Harbor had a population of 1,793 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Southwest Harbor, with the one closest to Southwest Harbor listed first.
- Northeast Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tremont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tremont is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Seawall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seawall is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawall
- Asticou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Asticou is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asticou
- West Tremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Desert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seal Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Isles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry Isles is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Isles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Seal Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pretty Marsh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
- Otter Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Atlantic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Bar Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Swans Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Trenton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
- Lamoine Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lamoine Beach is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine Beach
- South Surry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Surry is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Surry
- East Lamoine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
- South Blue Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- North Brooklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- Brooklin
(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 Southwest Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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