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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kensington had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kensington had a population of 2,448 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Linden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
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- Wheaton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Garrett Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethesda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silver Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Montrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Layhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cabin John
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Norbeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- College Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spencerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
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- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
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- Derwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
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- Potomac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cropley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County
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- Redland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Branchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Ednor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Olney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avenel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avenel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
- Hunting Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
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 Kensington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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