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 in 1895, Bel Alton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bel Alton, with the one closest to Bel Alton listed first.
- Faulkner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Springhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Springhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Port Tobacco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Popes Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Popes Creek is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Creek
- Allens Fresh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Fresh is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Fresh
- La Plata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McConchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Dentsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dentsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wicomico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wicomico is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicomico
- Hill Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Pomfret
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Budds Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Bryantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Owens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Owens is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
- Tompkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Pomonkey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Charlotte Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hughesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grayton is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Hampstead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Chaptico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glymont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glymont is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymont
- Doncaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Nanjemoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Alton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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