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 Briar Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Briar Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Briar Ridge listed first.
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- High Point is located in Harford County
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- Pleasantville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Coopstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Upper Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Fallston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Bynum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Forest Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
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- Jarrettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Wimbledon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Benson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Harford County
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- Watervale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watervale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Ferncliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Harford County
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- Chrome Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
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- Taylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Taylor is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reckford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reckford is located in Baltimore County
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- Federal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
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- Bel Air
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
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- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
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- Madonna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Madonna is located in Harford County
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- Sweet Air
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
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- Knoebel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
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- Hydes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilna is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilna
- Fountain Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fountain Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Minefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minefield is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
- Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
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 Briar Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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