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 Colonial Beach had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Colonial Beach had a population of 3,645 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colonial Beach, with the one closest to Colonial Beach listed first.
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Potomac Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tompkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Rollins Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins Fork is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Fork
- Rock Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Owens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Owens is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
- Edgehill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leedstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- River Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- River Springs is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Springs
- Milestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Hampstead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weedonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Popes Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Popes Creek is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Creek
- Layton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Allens Fresh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Allens Fresh is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Fresh
- Port Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakley is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Faulkner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chaptico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Budds Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wicomico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wicomico is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicomico
- Ambar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Colonial Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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