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 Potomac had a population of 127 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Potomac, with the one closest to Potomac listed first.
- Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Great Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County
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- Cropley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County
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- Great Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cabin John
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Travilah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kenmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Langley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunting Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Ash Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Lewinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Bethesda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garrett Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Quince Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kensington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Derwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Darnestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leighs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leighs is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighs
- Dranesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dranesville is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dranesville
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dunn Loring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
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- Wheaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Washington Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Gaithersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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