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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 Surfside in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Surfside. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Surfside listed first.

  • Old Orchard Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pine Point Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Beach
    • Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
  • Pine Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
  • Prouts Neck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bay View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Bay View is located in York County
  • West Scarborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Scarborough. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
    • West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
  • Saco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Saco is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <2>
  • Ferry Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
    • Ferry Beach is located in York County
  • Camp Ellis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ellis
    • Camp Ellis is located in York County
  • Biddeford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Biddeford Pool
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cash Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
    • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • North Scarborough
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
    • North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
  • Cape Elizabeth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Knightville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
    • Knightville is located in Cumberland County
  • Pleasantdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasantdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
    • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
  • South Buxton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buxton
    • South Buxton is located in Cumberland County
  • South Portland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Stroudwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
    • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
  • Portland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodfords
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfords have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
    • Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
  • Deering
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deering have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
    • Deering is located in Cumberland County
  • Cumberland Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Mills
    • Cumberland Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • Bar Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Arundel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arundel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel
    • Arundel is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arundel <2>
  • Cape Porpoise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Porpoise
    • Cape Porpoise is located in York County
  • Gorham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <2>
  • East Deering
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Deering have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
    • East Deering is located in Cumberland County
  • Westbrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Westbrook is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <2>
  • Goodwins Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwins Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Mills
    • Goodwins Mills is located in York County

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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 Surfside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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