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, Wells Beach had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wells Beach, with the one closest to Wells Beach listed first.
- Wells
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elms is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
- Ogunquit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kennebunk Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebunk Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk Beach
- Wells Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wells Branch is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Kennebunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kennebunkport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebunkport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,672 people
- Agamenticus Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Agamenticus Village is located in York County
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- Arundel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Kennebunk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Kennebunk is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kennebunk
- Cape Porpoise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Porpoise is located in York County
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- North Berwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Long Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Cape Neddick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cape Neddick is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
- York Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- York Beach is located in York County
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- York Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- York Corner is located in York County
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- York Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- York Village is located in York County
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- York Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- York Harbor is located in York County
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- South Sanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Sanford is located in York County
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- South Berwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Seabury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seabury is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
- Bedell Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Goodwins Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goodwins Mills is located in York County
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- Biddeford Pool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Ellis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Ellis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ellis
- Alfred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
- Biddeford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Wells Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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