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 Laurel Branch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laurel Branch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- Accokeek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pomonkey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Pomfret
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Fort Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mattawoman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Thrift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Glymont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glymont is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymont
- La Plata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Townshend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Townshend is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
- Friendly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Port Tobacco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- McConchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Springhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Brandywine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Accotink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Bryantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cheltenham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Newington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Laurel Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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