Derwood is a community in Montgomery County, Maryland just north of Rockville, east of Gaithersburg, and west of Olney. Residents of Derwood have the zip code 20855. The area was originally referred to as "Deer Park" and probably became "Deer Wood" which soon turned into "Derwood." Montgomery County is a suburban county located in the state of Maryland north of Washington, D.C.. The county, sometimes referred to informally as MoCo, is the most populous and affluent jurisidiction in Maryland. ... Motto: Nickname: Map Political Statistics Founded c. ... Motto: Nickname: Location in Maryland Founded Incorporated 1802 April 5, 1878  County Montgomery County Borough Parrish Mayor Sidney A. Katz Area  - Total  - Water 26. ... Olney is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area of Montgomery County, Maryland, located in the north central part of the state, twenty miles north of Washington, D.C.. It was largely agricultural until the 1960s, when growth of the Washington suburbs led to its conversion into a mostly... Mr. ...

It includes the neighborhoods of Derwood Station (the original Derwood, located in the southwest of the area today), Mill Creek Towne, Needwood Estates, Muncaster Manor, Muncaster View, Hollybrooke, Granby Woods, Park Overlook, Redland, Candlewood Park, Avery Lodge, Avery Village, Bowie Mill Estates, Bowie Mill Park, Winters Run, Redland Station, Rolling Knolls, and Emory Grove.

History

Derwood was first recognized in the 1880s as a train stop on the B&O Railroad at the present intersection of Indianola Drive and Maryland State Highway 355, in the Derwood Station neighborhood. [1] // Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). ... The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad or B&O was a 19th century railroad which operated in the east coast of the United States and was the first railroad to offer commercial transportation of both people and freight. ... Wisconsin Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Washington, D.C., and its Maryland suburbs. ...

A second, larger railroad station was built there from 1886-1889. In the early 1900s, a small community with a store, homes, and a church was thriving in the area surrounding the station. However, because it was located between two larger cities, Derwood did not grow much. Its population leveled off with the invention of the automobile, since people did not need to use trains as much as they did before. 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... // Events and Trends Technology First flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. ... A church building (or simply church) is a building used in Christian worship. ... An automobile is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor. ...

On January 7, 1954, Schwartz Mill caught fire and both it and the Derwood railroad station were destroyed. Derwood station was never rebuilt, since there were not enough passengers traveling through the area. January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that flame be merged into this article or section. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ...

In 1974, the Derwood post office relocated to Redland Shopping Center. It kept the name "Derwood Branch," designating the entire 20855 zip code area as Derwood, thus greatly increasing the size of Derwood from one neighborhood to the present size. This area began to expand in population, especially when the Shady Grove Metro station was built in 1984. However, it is still a small community with regards to population. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Customers leave Shady Grove station at the western end of the Red Line. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Public Schools

Students who are residents of Derwood are either in the Magruder or Richard Montgomery cluster and attend the following schools: Elementary School:

• Mill Creek Towne Elementary School
  
• Sequoyah Elementary School
  
• Flower Hill Elementary School
  
• Candlewood Elementary School
  
• College Gardens Elementary School
  

Middle School:

• Redland Middle School
  
• Shady Grove Middle School
  
• Julius West Middle Schoool
  

High School:

• Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School
  
• Richard Montgomery High School