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