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 West Athens had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Athens, with the one closest to West Athens listed first.
- Athens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- South Solon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Solon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Brighton has also been known as:
- Brighton Plantation
- Embden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- East Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Solon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cornville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Mainstream
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- North Anson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Bingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skowhegan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East New Portland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- Canaan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Albans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North New Portland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Ripley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Norridgewock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
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 West Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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