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 Derwood had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Derwood, with the one closest to Derwood listed first.
- Washington Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Hunting Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Redland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Gaithersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
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- Norbeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
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- Avenel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avenel is located in Montgomery County
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- Clopper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clopper is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
- Quince Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quince Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quince Orchard
- Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Olney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Montgomery County
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- Travilah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Montgomery County
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- Garrett Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Layhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Laytonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Potomac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kensington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Brookeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darnestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Derwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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