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Welcome to Cromwell ...

So far, we found very little information about Cromwell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cromwell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cromwell, please Contact Us.


Cromwell would have been located within present day Anne Arundel County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cromwell, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cromwell is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Cromwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cromwell - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Cromwell ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bowie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
  • Annapolis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel
    (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
  • Greenbelt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <4>
  • New Carrollton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Berwyn Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Highland Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Baltimore Highlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
  • Brooklyn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cromwell. See our Newspapers Page for Cromwell.

Adding Cromwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cromwell 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 Cromwell was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cromwell.

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 Cromwell, 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 Anne Arundel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cromwell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.