In a message dated 1/18/02 10:53:11 AM, jsla@loc.gov writes: >Would anyone have any idea where Mechanicsville, Montgomery (Co.), >Maryland was located then in 1880 ?? and assuming it was renamed, what >its name is today ?? Olney, MD used to be called Mechanicsville. It's in Montgomery Co., MD. and is about a 45-60 minute drive from downtown Washington, DC. According to a book I have, the 1879 G.M. Hopkins map lists both names for the same place.