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 Falls in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Potomac Falls. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Daysville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Daysville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leighs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leighs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighs
- Seneca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Dranesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dranesville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dranesville
- Ryan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Herndon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Edwards Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Darnestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dawsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dawsonville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Poolesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waxpool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Great Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Travilah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Elmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmer is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Great Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Beallsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Kenmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Quince Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quince Orchard is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quince Orchard
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 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 Potomac Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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