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 Observatory Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Observatory Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Observatory Heights listed first.
- Gaithersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Washington Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Hunting Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Derwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clopper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clopper is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
- Quince Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quince Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quince Orchard
- Redland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Redland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Middlebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Germantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darnestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Travilah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Laytonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Norbeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Avenel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Avenel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
- Boyds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Olney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodfield is located in Montgomery County
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- Burdette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Dawsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dawsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
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 Observatory Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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