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 Wheaton had a population of 149 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wheaton, with the one closest to Wheaton listed first.
- 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)
- Burnt Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Bethesda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norbeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spencerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Cabin John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- College Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Beltsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ednor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Ashton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Derwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olney
(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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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