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 Bethesda had a population of 34 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Cabin John
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sligo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Kensington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garrett Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Langley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burnt Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Potomac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cropley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hyattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Layhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Ash Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- College Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Norbeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Great Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Kenmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dunn Loring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baileys Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Derwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bladensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Branchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Fairland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hunting Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
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 Bethesda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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