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, Merrifield had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield listed first.
- Dunn Loring
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Annandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ravensworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Lewinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Lincolnia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Kenmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Baileys Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sideburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Burke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Langley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Fairfax Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cabin John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cropley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
- Pender
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Great Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Newington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Great Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Springvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Potomac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Merrifield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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