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 Fernwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fernwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
- Garrett Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Montrose is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Cabin John
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethesda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Potomac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Linden is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Forest Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Glen is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Wheaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Great Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Great Falls is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Cropley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cropley is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
- Langley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Derwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lewinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Silver Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sligo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sligo is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Hunting Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Hill is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Burnt Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burnt Mills is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Layhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Layhill is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Norbeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norbeck is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
- Travilah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Travilah is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Kenmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Ash Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Washington Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Washington Grove is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Colesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redland is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Great Falls
(8 miles [12.9 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 Fernwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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