Welcome to Asylum ...
So far, we found very little information about Asylum. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Asylum to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Asylum, please Contact Us.
Asylum would have been located within present day Baltimore County<2>.
The location of Asylum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Asylum is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Asylum was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Asylum would have been located in the (410) area code.
Websites for Asylum ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.baltcountycc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Asylum, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Asylum ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Asylum - they are located in California, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Asylum.
Communities near Asylum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Asylum.
- Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
- Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
- Sykesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
- Sykesville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
- Brookeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeville
- Brookeville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeville <5>
- Gwynn Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwynn Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynn Oak
- Gwynn Oak is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gwynn Oak <5>
- Hollofield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollofield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linwood <5>
- Patapsco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Windsor Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
- Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Asylum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asylum.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Asylum. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Asylum.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Asylum. See our Newspapers Page for Asylum.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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 Asylum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Asylum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |