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 Brightseat had a population of 64 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brightseat, with the one closest to Brightseat listed first.
- Seat Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
- Ardwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ardwick is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardwick
- Mitchellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Landover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lanham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodmore is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmore
- Seabrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bladensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Suitland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Silver Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Leeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leeland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Branchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Collington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- College Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hyattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <2>
- Beltsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Upper Marlboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ammendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sligo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Silver Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muirkirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Muirkirk is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirkirk
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 Brightseat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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