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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West Bowdoin had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Bowdoin, with the one closest to West Bowdoin listed first.

  • Bowdoin Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
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  • Lisbon Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisbon Center is located in Androscoggin County
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  • Lisbon Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
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  • South Lewiston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
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  • Bowdoinham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Litchfield Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
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  • Sabattus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Durham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
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  • South Durham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • South Durham is located in Androscoggin County
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  • Cathance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cathance is located in Sagadahoc County
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  • Richmond Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
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  • East Wales
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • East Wales is located in Androscoggin County
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  • Topsham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Litchfield Plains
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Litchfield Plains is located in Kennebec County
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  • Litchfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wales
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • West Durham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Durham is located in Androscoggin County
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  • Hillside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hillside is located in Cumberland County
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  • Brunswick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Harwards
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
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  • South Monmouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
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  • Lewiston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
  • Auburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
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  • North Pownal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
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  • Leeds Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
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  • Harding
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harding is located in Cumberland County
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  • Richmond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Greene
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <2>
  • Greene Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
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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 Bowdoin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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