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 Avenel in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Avenel. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
- Silver Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burnt Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Sligo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Hyattsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Branchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Branchville is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Linden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Beltsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Colesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bladensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ammendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ammendale is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
- Fairland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Kensington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethesda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Landover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ardwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ardwick is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardwick
- Lanham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Muirkirk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muirkirk is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirkirk
- Garrett Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seabrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Layhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Burtonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spencerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
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 Avenel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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