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 Spencerville had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spencerville, with the one closest to Spencerville listed first.
- Ednor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Colesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Burtonsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Norwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Layhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Ashton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burnt Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Olney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Norbeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
- Wheaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beltsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ammendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
- Muirkirk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muirkirk is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirkirk
- Contee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Contee is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contee
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brookeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avenel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avenel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
- Kensington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mistletoe Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Simpsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
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 Spencerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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