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 Laurel had a population of 1,984 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Laurel had a population of 25,548 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Mistletoe Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Contee
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Contee is located in Prince George's County
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- Muirkirk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Muirkirk is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirkirk
- Annapolis Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ammendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
- Guilford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burtonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beltsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jessup
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Simpsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Patuxent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patuxent is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patuxent
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Prince George's County
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- Dorsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Spencerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Colesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- College Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Severn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakland Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ednor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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