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 Norbeck had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Norbeck, with the one closest to Norbeck listed first.
- Oakdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Layhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Avenel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Avenel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ednor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Ashton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Derwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garrett Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kensington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spencerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Brookeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Washington Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Forest Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Burnt Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaithersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laytonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunting Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
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 Norbeck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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