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 La Plata had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, La Plata had a population of 9,800 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from La Plata, with the one closest to La Plata listed first.
- Springhill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Springhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Port Tobacco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McConchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bel Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pomfret
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dentsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dentsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
- Faulkner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Allens Fresh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allens Fresh is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Fresh
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Accokeek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Popes Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Popes Creek is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Creek
- Wicomico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wicomico is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicomico
- Mattawoman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hughesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glymont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glymont is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymont
- Budds Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Townshend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Townshend is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 La Plata, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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