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 Jonestown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jonestown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Oakland Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakland Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Ilchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Oella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oella is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oella
- Ellicott City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Dorsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jessup
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elkridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Denis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Denis is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Denis
- Bloomsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomsbury is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsbury
- Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Baltimore County
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- Catonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorseys Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dorseys Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorseys Run
- Patapsco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Winans ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Winans is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winans
- Halethorpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arbutus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hollofield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Annapolis Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harmans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Beechfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Franklintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Clarksville
(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 Jonestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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