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 Portsmouth had a population of 9,827 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Portsmouth had a population of 21,557 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Kittery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Eliot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- New Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kittery Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenland Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
- Greenland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bedell Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newington Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bayside is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- West Rye
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stratham Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Rye Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seabury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seabury is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
- North Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Boars Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boars Head
- York Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- York Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- York Village is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- York Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- York Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Corner
- Stratham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newmarket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Beach is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
- Sawyers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyers is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyers
- Durham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Portsmouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |