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 Rossmoor in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rossmoor. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rossmoor listed first.
- Norbeck
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
- Oakdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
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- Layhill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Norwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Avenel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Avenel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
- Olney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Garrett Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wheaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ednor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Ashton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redland is located in Montgomery County
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- Derwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kensington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spencerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Brookeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forest Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
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- Linden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Burnt Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
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- Fairland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
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- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
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- Washington Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Sligo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Burtonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gaithersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunting Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
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 Rossmoor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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