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 Highland Acres in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Highland Acres. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Highland Acres listed first.
- Fulton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ashton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ednor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Spencerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Burtonsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Simpsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Fairland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Colesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Savage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oakland Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Brookeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Norbeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
- Layhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Glenelg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ammendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
- Muirkirk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muirkirk is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirkirk
- Contee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Contee is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contee
- Mistletoe Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Triadelphia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Triadelphia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triadelphia
- Avenel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Highland Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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