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

  • Bethesda
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Linden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Montgomery County
  • Forest Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
    • Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
  • Kensington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cabin John
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin John have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John
    • Cabin John is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabin John <2>
  • Garrett Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Park
    • Garrett Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett Park <2>
  • Silver Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sligo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Sligo is located in Montgomery County
  • Langley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Langley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Wheaton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Montrose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Montrose is located in Montgomery County
  • Burnt Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnt Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
    • Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
  • Potomac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
    • Potomac is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potomac <2>
  • Cropley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cropley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
    • Cropley is located in Montgomery County
  • Lewinsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
    • Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Hyattsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
    • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <2>
  • Rockville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Colesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
    • Colesville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colesville <2>
  • Layhill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
    • Layhill is located in Montgomery County
  • Glen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
    • Glen is located in Montgomery County
  • Riverdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
    • Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
  • College Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <2>
  • Branchville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Branchville is located in Prince George's County
  • Norbeck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
    • Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
  • Great Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
    • Great Falls is located in Montgomery County

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 Westboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.