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 Rocky Acres in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rocky Acres. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rocky Acres listed first.
- Ammendale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
- Beltsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Muirkirk
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Muirkirk is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirkirk
- Contee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Contee is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contee
- Fairland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Burtonsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mistletoe Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Branchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Burnt Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Spencerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Colesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Lanham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Sligo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Silver Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ardwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ardwick is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardwick
- Seabrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Savage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ednor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Layhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Wheaton
(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 Rocky Acres, 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. |