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 Franklin Knolls in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Franklin Knolls. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Franklin Knolls listed first.
- Burnt Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Sligo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
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- Silver Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Hyattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Fairland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Colesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kensington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethesda
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
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- Layhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
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- Beltsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ammendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
- Garrett Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bladensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muirkirk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muirkirk is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirkirk
- Spencerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
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- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
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- Landover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ardwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ardwick is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardwick
- Norbeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
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- Burtonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
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 Franklin Knolls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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