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 Arcturus in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Arcturus. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Arcturus listed first.
- Fort Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friendly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Accokeek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Accotink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Thrift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Franconia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Newington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Camp Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baileys Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pomonkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Suitland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lorton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glymont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glymont is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymont
- Mattawoman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Townshend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Townshend is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
- Brandywine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Annandale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ravensworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
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 Arcturus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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