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 Briars Acres in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Briars Acres. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Briars Acres listed first.
- Avenel
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Avenel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
- Olney
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brookeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Redland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Redland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Norbeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
- Norwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Ashton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Washington Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Laytonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Derwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Layhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Ednor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Triadelphia ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Triadelphia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triadelphia
- Gaithersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Hunting Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Colesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Etchison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Briars Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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