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 Bel Air had a population of 1,416 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bel Air had a population of 10,266 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bel Air, with the one closest to Bel Air listed first.
- Watervale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Watervale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Benson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bynum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Vale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Harford County
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- Fallston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wimbledon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Wilna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilna is located in Harford County
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- Emmorton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmorton is located in Harford County
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- Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Harford County
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- Singer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Singer is located in Harford County
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- Creswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calvary is located in Harford County
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- Forest Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- High Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- High Point is located in Harford County
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- Reckford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reckford is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reckford
- Jerusalem Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Harford County
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- Harford Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Churchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thomas Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Run is located in Harford County
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- Kalmia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Allibone ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allibone is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allibone
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coopstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
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 Bel Air, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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