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 Wells had a population of 310 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wells had a population of 10,819 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wells, with the one closest to Wells listed first.
- Wells Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wells Beach is located in York County
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- Elms
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wells Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kennebunk Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kennebunk Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk Beach
- Kennebunk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Kennebunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Kennebunk is located in York County
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- Ogunquit
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kennebunkport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arundel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Porpoise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Berwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Agamenticus Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Agamenticus Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Long Beach is located in York County
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- Cape Neddick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- York Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Sanford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Sanford is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
- Goodwins Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goodwins Mills is located in York County
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- South Berwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- York Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- York Corner is located in York County
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- York Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- York Village is located in York County
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- Alfred
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sanford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- York Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Biddeford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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