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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>

While we didn't find Starbirds in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Starbirds. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Starbirds listed first.

  • Dover South Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Silvers Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
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  • East Sangerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
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  • South Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
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  • East Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Dover is located in Piscataquis County
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  • North Dexter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Dexter is located in Penobscot County
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  • Sangerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Garland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Garland is located in Penobscot County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Guilford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dexter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
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  • Atkinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • South Sebec
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
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  • West Charleston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Charleston is located in Penobscot County
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  • Parkman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Charleston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
  • Sebec
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
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  • North Guilford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Abbot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
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  • Ripley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ripley is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Corinna Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Corinna Center is located in Penobscot County
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  • Exeter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Exeter is located in Penobscot County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Monson Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
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  • East Exeter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
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  • Exeter Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Exeter Mills is located in Penobscot County
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  • East Corinth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • North Bradford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
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  • Barnard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Barnard is located in Piscataquis County
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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 Starbirds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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