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>
While we didn't find The Hand in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of The Hand. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to The Hand listed first.
- Wilsons Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Errol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Middle Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Upton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Bemis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dummer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Colebrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Columbia is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Crystal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Milan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Percy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Percy is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- West Milan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Milan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milan
- Rangeley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stewartstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Beecher Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher Falls is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher Falls
- West Stewartstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Andover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Georges
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Georges is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges
- Stark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Byron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- North Newry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- South Andover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Dead River ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dead River is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
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 The Hand, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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