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 Defense Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Defense Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Defense Heights listed first.
- Landover
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bladensburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ardwick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ardwick is located in Prince George's County
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- Riverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
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- Lanham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hyattsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Branchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Seat Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Brightseat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
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- Seabrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodmore is located in Prince George's County
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- Suitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beltsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Prince George's County
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- Silver Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
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- Forestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Collington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
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- Ammendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
- Sligo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
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- Silver Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Muirkirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Muirkirk is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirkirk
- Burnt Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
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- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
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 Defense Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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