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 Sykesville had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sykesville had a population of 3,973 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sykesville, with the one closest to Sykesville listed first.
- Hoods Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hoods Mill is located in Carroll County
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- Eldersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freedom is located in Carroll County
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- Henryton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
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- Cooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
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- Marriottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haight is located in Carroll County
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- Morgan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
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- Woodbine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clarkson is located in Howard County
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- North Branch ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Branch is located in Baltimore County
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- Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville is located in Carroll County
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- Gist
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gist is located in Carroll County
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- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs is located in Howard County
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- Glenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
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- Hernwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
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- Gamber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gamber is located in Carroll County
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- Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Carroll County
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- Daniel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel is located in Carroll County
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- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Howard County
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- Glenelg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bloom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
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- Watersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
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 Sykesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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