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 Fairfax Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fairfax Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fairfax Forest listed first.
- Merrifield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dunn Loring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Annandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ravensworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Ash Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Fairfax Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sideburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Lewinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Vale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Baileys Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pender
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Kenmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
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- Franconia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Cropley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
- Great Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cabin John
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Great Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Centreville
(9 miles [14.5 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 Fairfax Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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