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)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Linden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
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- Wheaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnt Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garrett Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Branchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Bladensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Landover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beltsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Layhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cabin John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Norbeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ardwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ardwick is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardwick
- Lanham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ammendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
- Spencerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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 Silver Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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