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, Springfield had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Annandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Franconia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ravensworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Newington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lincolnia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Burke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Accotink
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baileys Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lorton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Merrifield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sideburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dunn Loring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Occoquan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Agnewville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lewinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Ash Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Fort Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(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 Springfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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