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 Muirkirk had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Ammendale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ammendale is also located in Prince George's County
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- Contee
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Contee is also located in Prince George's County
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- Beltsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mistletoe Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mistletoe Springs is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <2>
- Branchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is also located in Prince George's County
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- Burtonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
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- College Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
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- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
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- Lanham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seabrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Annapolis Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
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- Colesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hyattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riverdale is also located in Prince George's County
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- Ednor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
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- Sligo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
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- Bladensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Landover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ardwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ardwick is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardwick
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patuxent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patuxent is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Jessup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
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- Simpsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
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- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
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- Layhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
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 Muirkirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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