Do you know of Fort Washington ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Fort Washington. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Fort Washington.<1>

We found mention of Fort Washington as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in New York County, New York.

Communities Also Named Fort Washington ...

We found two communities that share the name Fort Washington.

Within New York, the name Fort Washington is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Prince George's County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Fort Washington [Prince George's County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Montgomery County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fort Washington [Montgomery County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Fort Washington ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Fort Washington:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Fort Washington - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

Map from 1895 (unknown title/publisher)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Fort Washington.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 36/27012   (Place Name: Fort Washington)

County: New York     (FIPS State/County: 36/061)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Fort Washington) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in  New York County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in New York County.