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 Columbia Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Columbia Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Bethesda
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- 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
- Kensington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- Wheaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cabin John
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Langley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Burnt Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Potomac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lewinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Hyattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- College Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Layhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Cropley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
- Bladensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Branchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Norbeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
- 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
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 Columbia Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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