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Welcome to Guilford Gardens ...

Guilford Gardens is located in Howard County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Guilford Gardens: Guilford Gdns. (or less commonly used: Guilford Gardns., Guilford Grdens. or Guilford Grdns.)

Guilford Gardens is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Guilford Gardens ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

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

Communities near Guilford Gardens ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Gaithersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bowie
    (15 miles [24.1 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 <3>
  • College Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 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>
  • Hyattsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Takoma Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Carrollton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guilford Gardens ...

Looking for more information about Guilford Gardens? 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 Guilford Gardens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Guilford Gardens.

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 Guilford Gardens - 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.