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 Falls Orchard in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Falls Orchard. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Falls Orchard listed first.
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Montrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
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- Hunting Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Potomac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Derwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garrett Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Travilah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Great Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Gaithersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kensington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Norbeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
- Redland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Quince Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quince Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quince Orchard
- Cropley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
- Cabin John
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethesda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clopper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clopper is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
- Darnestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Great Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Forest Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
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- Layhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Avenel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avenel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
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 Falls Orchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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