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 Arlington Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Arlington Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
- Baileys Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Annandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Bethesda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Dunn Loring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Merrifield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ravensworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Silver Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Cabin John
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Suitland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bladensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hyattsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sligo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Camp Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seat Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
- Forest Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Kensington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cropley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
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 Arlington Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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