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 Gum Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gum Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Spencerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Fairland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Colesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ednor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Burtonsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Layhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Burnt Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Ashton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Wheaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beltsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ammendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
- Muirkirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Muirkirk is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirkirk
- Contee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Contee is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contee
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Norbeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
- Mistletoe Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <2>
- Olney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kensington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Sligo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Silver Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- College Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Branchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Simpsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brookeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avenel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Gum Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |