Neelsville: The Village That Disappeared
New homes occupy the site of a once-thriving village
In Germantown there is a Neelsville Presbyterian Church, a Neelsville Middle School and a Neelsville Village Center, but if given a map, could you point out the village of Neelsville? Today, new homes occupy the site of a once-thriving village, located one mile north of the church, middle school and the shopping Center. Neelsville dates back to about 1800 and was on both sides of Frederick Road just south of the intersection of West Old Baltimore Road. This was a major crossroads in the early to mid-19th century, before Ridge Road (Rt. 27) was built and before there was a Germantown or even a Gaithersburg. In the mid-1860s Neelsville included a general store, a school, a blacksmith shop, an inn and 10 homes. It began with a Quaker family…
Susan Soderberg
1:51 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Katie -- Quince Orchard Road is a fairly new invention. I am not sure if there ever was an actual orchard of quince, but you can find out more by comparing maps at the Montgomery County Historical Society library: montgomeryhistory.org. Susan more ›