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 Alexandria had a population of 1,339 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alexandria had a population of 158,726 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Franconia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Baileys Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Camp Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Suitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thrift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Annandale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Accotink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Accokeek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seat Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ravensworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Merrifield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bladensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hyattsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Dunn Loring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Alexandria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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