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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alpha had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alpha, with the one closest to Alpha listed first.
- West Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clarkson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clarkson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Marriottsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henryton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Granite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
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- Sykesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eldersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glenelg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorseys Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dorseys Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorseys Run
- Hernwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- North Branch ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Branch is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Hoods Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoods Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Mill
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Freedom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Haight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Haight is located in Carroll County
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- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Roxbury Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
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- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellicott City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollofield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Randallstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodbine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Alpha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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