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 Ballard in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ballard. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ballard listed first.
- Clinton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Camp Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Rosaryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- Thrift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Brandywine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Suitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Croom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Westphalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Silver Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Mattawoman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Townshend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Townshend is located in Prince George's County
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- North Keys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
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- Upper Marlboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Seat Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
- Accokeek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Horsehead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Pindell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Leeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leeland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Brightseat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
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 Ballard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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