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 Townshend had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Mattawoman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Brandywine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Malcolm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Horsehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Cheltenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Thrift
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- North Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bryantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosaryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- Croom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Friendly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Fort Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Accokeek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Camp Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aquasco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Lower Marlboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro
- Pomfret
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hughesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- La Plata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Townshend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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