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 Willbrook in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willbrook. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willbrook listed first.
- Thrift
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thrift is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Piscataway was located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Mattawoman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Townshend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Townshend is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
- Brandywine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Accokeek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cheltenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Fort Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- White Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosaryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosaryville is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- Camp Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Horsehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Horsehead is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- North Keys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Keys is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Pomonkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Pomfret
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Malcolm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Croom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Croom is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Suitland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bryantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westwood is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is also located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
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 Willbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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