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 Whetstone in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whetstone. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Gaithersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clopper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clopper is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
- Washington Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Middlebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Middlebrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Derwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Quince Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quince Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quince Orchard
- Hunting Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Laytonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Avenel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Avenel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
- Woodfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Darnestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Etchison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Boyds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Travilah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Kings Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Norbeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Brookeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Bucklodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bucklodge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklodge
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 Whetstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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