The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Alpha and not the distance if you are going to drive it.^<2>.

Community	2017 ^<3> Population	Direction	Distance
Baltimore [Map]	611,648	E	16 miles [25.7 km]
Brookeville [Map]	139	SW	11 miles [17.7 km]
Laurel [Map]	25,906	S	15 miles [24.1 km]
Laytonsville [Map]	380	SW	13 miles [20.9 km]
Mount Airy [Map]	9,416	W	12 miles [19.3 km]
New Market [Map]	717	W	18 miles [29 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Alpha.

Communities Also Named Alpha ...

Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 33 communities that are also named Alpha - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alpha.

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alpha. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alpha. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alpha.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Alpha:

Websites for Alpha ...


Chamber of Commerce:	www.howardchamber.com/

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alpha ...

Looking for more information about Alpha? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Alpha, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Tourism Map for Alpha.

Search for Local Businesses ...

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Alpha. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

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Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alpha. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alpha - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance that starts in Alpha. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alpha) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alpha. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3212, Longitude: -76.9278 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Alpha have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Alpha. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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