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 Rockville had a population of 1,568 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rockville had a population of 69,512 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Derwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Washington Grove
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Garrett Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norbeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gaithersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Redland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Potomac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kensington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Layhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Quince Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Travilah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wheaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avenel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avenel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
- Clopper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clopper is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
- Great Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Cabin John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethesda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middlebrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Darnestown
(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 Rockville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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