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 Waggaman Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Waggaman Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Waggaman Heights listed first.
- Camp Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Silver Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Suitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thrift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Seat Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
- Fort Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Cheltenham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Rosaryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- Westphalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Brightseat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Brandywine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Landover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bladensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Accokeek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Townshend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Townshend is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
- Croom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Upper Marlboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodmore is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmore
- Mitchellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ardwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ardwick is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardwick
- Riverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Hyattsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baileys Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
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 Waggaman Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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