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 Silver Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Silver Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Franconia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lincolnia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Mount Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baileys Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Annandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Accotink
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Ravensworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Lorton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Friendly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Merrifield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Occoquan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Accokeek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Loring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sideburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Woodbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Silver Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Silver Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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