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 Forks had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Forks, with the one closest to West Forks listed first.
- The Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- The Forks has also been known as:
- The Forks Plantation
- Plantation of The Forks
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- Mackamp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mackamp is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackamp
- Long Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Long Pond is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Jackman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Shirley Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
- Greenville Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moosehead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moosehead is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
- Moose River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moose River is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blanchard
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Holeb
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holeb is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeb
- Bingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stratton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eustis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Monson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Lily Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lily Bay is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Bay
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 Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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