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 River Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of River Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to River Island listed first.
- Savage
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Guilford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Laurel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <2>
- Annapolis Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jessup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mistletoe Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Contee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Contee is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contee
- Simpsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Oakland Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakland Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Dorsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Fulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Burtonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Muirkirk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muirkirk is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirkirk
- Severn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harmans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ammendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
- Patuxent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patuxent is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patuxent
- Odenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Beltsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wellham Crossroads ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wellham Crossroads is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellham Crossroads
- Patapsco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Saint Denis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Denis is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Denis
- Ilchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spencerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
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 River Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |