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 Columbia Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Columbia Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Baileys Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lincolnia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Annandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franconia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ravensworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Springfield
(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
- Lewinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Dunn Loring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrifield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cabin John
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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
- 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
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Accotink
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- 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
- Suitland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silver Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sligo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Cropley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
- Oakton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairfax
(10 miles [16.1 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 Columbia Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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