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 Colchester in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Colchester. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Colchester listed first.
- Woodbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Occoquan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lorton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Agnewville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Accotink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Minnieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Neabsco Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neabsco Hills is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neabsco Hills
- Glymont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glymont is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymont
- Hoadly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hoadly is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoadly
- Cherry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Burke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dumfries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pomonkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Franconia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ravensworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Quantico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Sideburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Fairfax Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Independent Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
- Accokeek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lincolnia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Annandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Canova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
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 Colchester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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