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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>

While we didn't find South Laurel in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of South Laurel. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to South Laurel listed first.

  • Muirkirk
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muirkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirkirk
    • Muirkirk is located in Prince George's County
  • Contee
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Contee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contee
    • Contee is located in Prince George's County
  • Mistletoe Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mistletoe Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
    • Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
  • Ammendale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Laurel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
  • Beltsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Savage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Springfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Prince George's County
  • Annapolis Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Burtonsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
    • Fairland is located in Montgomery County
  • Branchville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Patuxent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patuxent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patuxent
    • Patuxent is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jessup
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Howard County
  • Guilford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Guilford is located in Howard County
  • College Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Seabrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
    • Seabrook is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <3>
  • Spencerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Burnt Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnt Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
    • Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
  • Simpsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Simpsonville is located in Howard County
  • Riverdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
    • Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
  • Ardwick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Collington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
    • Collington is located in Prince George's County
  • Odenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Odenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenton
    • Odenton is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odenton <3>
  • Ednor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ednor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
    • Ednor is located in Montgomery County
  • Colesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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>

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 South Laurel, 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.