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Welcome to The Corners ...

The Corners is located in Howard County<1>.

The Corners is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: The Corners lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named The Corners ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named The Corners - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri and New York.

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

Websites for The Corners ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to The Corners, the following might be of interest:

Communities near The Corners ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Rockville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaithersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • College Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <3>
  • Greenbelt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <3>
  • Takoma Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mount Airy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Berwyn Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people

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 The Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for The Corners.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of The Corners. 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 The Corners.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Corners ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.