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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>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Asylum is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Asylum was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Asylum was located: 410, 443 & 667<4>

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.

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 near Asylum ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Asylum.

  • Baltimore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Laurel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • 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)
  • Brookeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Gwynn Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hollofield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
  • Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Linwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Patapsco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
  • Windsor Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill

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.

Adding Asylum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Asylum in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Asylum was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asylum.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Asylum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Asylum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Asylum area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.