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 Dorchester in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dorchester. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dorchester listed first.
- White Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mattawoman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Pomfret
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Townshend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Townshend is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
- Accokeek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- La Plata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thrift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Brandywine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pomonkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Port Tobacco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Malcolm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Friendly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Dentsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dentsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
- Horsehead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- McConchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Bel Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hughesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheltenham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glymont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glymont is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymont
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 Dorchester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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