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 Blair Portal in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blair Portal. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blair Portal listed first.
- Silver Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sligo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Linden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Forest Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Wheaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnt Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Kensington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hyattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- College Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cabin John
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bladensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Branchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Colesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Layhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Beltsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Norbeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
- Landover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ardwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ardwick is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardwick
- Ammendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
- Spencerville
(8 miles [12.9 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 Blair Portal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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