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 Thornton Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thornton Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thornton Heights listed first.
- Cash Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
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- Pleasantdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
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- Knightville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Knightville is located in Cumberland County
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- South Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stroudwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
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- Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodfords
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
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- Deering
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deering is located in Cumberland County
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- Cumberland Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Mills is located in Cumberland County
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- East Deering
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Deering is located in Cumberland County
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- North Scarborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
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- West Scarborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
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- Pine Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
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- Pine Point Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
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- Westbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peaks Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prides Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prides Corner is located in Cumberland County
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- Prouts Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cape Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Orchard Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Falmouth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
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- Gorham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Buxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Buxton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buxton
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 Thornton Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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