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 in 1895, Leighs had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Dranesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dranesville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dranesville
- Springvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
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- Great Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seneca is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Daysville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Herndon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Travilah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Great Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County (MD)
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- Darnestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dawsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dawsonville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
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- Kenmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
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- Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County (MD)
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- Cropley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
- Potomac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Quince Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quince Orchard is located in Montgomery County (MD)
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- Ash Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Poolesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Edwards Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Ryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ryan is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Vale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vale is located in Fairfax County
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- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clopper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clopper is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
- Waxpool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
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 Leighs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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