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 Dresden had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Dresden, with the one closest to West Dresden listed first.
- Iceboro
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Iceboro is located in Sagadahoc County
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- Richmond
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Dresden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
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- Dresden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Harwards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
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- Richmond Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
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- South Gardiner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
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- Wiscasset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Head Tide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
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- East Pittston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
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- Bowdoinham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montsweag
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montsweag is located in Sagadahoc County
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- Alna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Litchfield Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield Plains is located in Kennebec County
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- Gardiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Edgecomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Newcastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
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- North Newcastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
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- Whitefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pittston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Litchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowdoin Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
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- North Bath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
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- Nequasset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nequasset is located in Sagadahoc County
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- North Pittston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pittston
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Farmingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Litchfield Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
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 Dresden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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