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 Wheaton Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wheaton Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wheaton Forest listed first.
- Wheaton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kensington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Burnt Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Garrett Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sligo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Colesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Layhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Bethesda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
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- Norbeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
- Fairland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- College Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spencerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Norwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cabin John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Beltsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burtonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ednor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Ashton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Wheaton Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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