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 Nelson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Nelson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
- Pisgah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- McConchie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Pomfret
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Port Tobacco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- La Plata
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glymont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glymont is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymont
- Springhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Doncaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Bel Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nanjemoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grayton is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Faulkner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Accokeek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Popes Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Popes Creek is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Creek
- Allens Fresh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Fresh is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Fresh
- Dentsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dentsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
- Woodbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quantico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Accotink
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Fort Washington
(12 miles [19.3 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 Nelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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