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 Potomac Falls in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Potomac Falls. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Great Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Potomac
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cropley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County
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- Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Great Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Springvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Kenmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Cabin John
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Travilah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Ash Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Langley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Hunting Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Lewinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
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- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leighs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leighs is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighs
- Dranesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dranesville is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dranesville
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethesda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Darnestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Quince Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quince Orchard is located in Montgomery County
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- Herndon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dunn Loring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kensington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Derwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gaithersburg
(8 miles [12.9 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 Potomac Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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