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, Mount Vernon had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Vernon, with the one closest to Mount Vernon listed first.
- Accotink
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Fort Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Franconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lorton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Accokeek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Ravensworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Occoquan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pomonkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Annandale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baileys Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glymont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glymont is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymont
- Thrift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Agnewville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pomfret
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Camp Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Merrifield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sideburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Mount Vernon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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