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 Compton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Compton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Hill Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Grayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grayton is located in Charles County
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- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- McConchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Doncaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
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- Nanjemoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Port Tobacco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Charles County
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- Owens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Owens is located in King George County (VA)
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- Popes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Popes Creek is located in Charles County
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- Faulkner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bel Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Springhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Hampstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Ambar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Allens Fresh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allens Fresh is located in Charles County
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- La Plata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pomfret
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weedonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glymont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glymont is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymont
- Osso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osso is located in King George County (VA)
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- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Charles County
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- Pomonkey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Cherry Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
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 Compton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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