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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 Twin Oaks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Twin Oaks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Twin Oaks listed first.

  • Simpsonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Simpsonville is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Fulton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fulton is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Guilford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Guilford is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
  • Savage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Burtonsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
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  • Oakland Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland Mills is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
  • Clarksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Spencerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
  • Contee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Contee is located in Prince George's County
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  • Mistletoe Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
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  • Jessup
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ednor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ednor is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
  • Fairland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairland is located in Montgomery County
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  • Muirkirk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Muirkirk is located in Prince George's County
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  • Annapolis Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ashton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ammendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
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  • Dorsey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
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  • Dayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Norwood is located in Montgomery County
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  • Colesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Beltsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hanover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ilchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ilchester is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
  • Ellicott City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Orchard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
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  • Brighton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Brighton is located in Montgomery County
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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 Twin Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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