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 Forestville had a population of 123 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Suitland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Camp Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seat Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Brightseat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Landover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rosaryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- Upper Marlboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ardwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ardwick is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardwick
- Woodmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Bladensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leeland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Friendly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Croom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seabrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lanham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thrift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Hyattsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Forestville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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