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 Gum Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gum Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fort Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Accotink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Accokeek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Lincolnia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baileys Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thrift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Annandale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ravensworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Pomonkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Occoquan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glymont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glymont is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymont
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Camp Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pomfret
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Suitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Gum Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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