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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 Virginia Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Virginia Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.

  • Franconia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mount Vernon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Alexandria
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincolnia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
  • Springfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Newington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Accotink
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Accotink is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
  • Baileys Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fort Washington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
  • Annandale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravensworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
  • Lorton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Accokeek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Piscataway ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
  • Thrift
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Thrift is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
  • Silver Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
  • Merrifield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Burke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Occoquan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Camp Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Suitland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunn Loring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodbridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pomonkey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
  • Lewinsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
  • Sideburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn

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 Virginia Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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