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 Potomac Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Potomac Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Potomac Beach listed first.
- Colonial Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Alden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tompkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Rollins Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins Fork is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Fork
- Potomac Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Rock Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Newburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Owens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Owens is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
- Popes Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Popes Creek is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Creek
- Edgehill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hampstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Weedonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Leedstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Baynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Allens Fresh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allens Fresh is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Fresh
- River Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- River Springs is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Springs
- Milestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Wicomico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wicomico is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicomico
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Faulkner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Ambar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
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 Potomac Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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