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 Highlands of Olney in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Highlands of Olney. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Highlands of Olney listed first.
- Olney
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Avenel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Avenel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
- Norbeck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
- Norwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Ashton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brookeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ednor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
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- Layhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
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- Redland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Redland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Derwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spencerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Unity
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
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- Washington Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Triadelphia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Triadelphia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triadelphia
- Laytonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
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- Burtonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Gaithersburg
(7 miles [11.3 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 Highlands of Olney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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