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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 in 1895, Silver Spring had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.

  • Sligo
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Sligo is located in Montgomery County
  • Linden
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Montgomery County
  • Forest Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
    • Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
  • Wheaton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Burnt Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
    • Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
  • Kensington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethesda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hyattsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
    • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <3>
  • Garrett Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Park
    • Garrett Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett Park <3>
  • Riverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
    • Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
  • College Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <3>
  • Branchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Branchville is located in Prince George's County
  • Bladensburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Colesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
    • Colesville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colesville <3>
  • Langley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Landover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landover
    • Landover is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landover <3>
  • Beltsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beltsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltsville
    • Beltsville is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beltsville <3>
  • Fairland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
    • Fairland is located in Montgomery County
  • Montrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Montrose is located in Montgomery County
  • Layhill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
    • Layhill is located in Montgomery County
  • Cabin John
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin John have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John
    • Cabin John is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabin John <3>
  • Norbeck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
    • Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
  • Ardwick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardwick
    • Ardwick is located in Prince George's County
  • Lanham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Lanham is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanham <3>
  • Ammendale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
    • Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
  • Spencerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
    • Spencerville is located in Montgomery County

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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 Silver Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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