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 Fort Washington had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Washington, with the one closest to Fort Washington listed first.
- Accokeek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Friendly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Thrift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pomonkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Accotink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Mattawoman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Townshend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Townshend is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
- Franconia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glymont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glymont is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymont
- Pomfret
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brandywine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Camp Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Cheltenham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Suitland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosaryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- Baileys Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lorton
(11 miles [17.7 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 Fort Washington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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