Welcome to Guilford ...

Guilford is located in Howard County<1>.

The location of Guilford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guilford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Guilford is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Guilford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Guilford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Guilford: This one is located in Howard County and the other is located in Baltimore City.

Beyond Maryland, there are 20 communities that are also named Guilford - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Guilford ...

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

• Baltimore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
• Rockville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Gaithersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <4>
• Bowie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
• College Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <4>
• Laurel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
• Greenbelt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
• Hyattsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <4>
• Takoma Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <4>
• New Carrollton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carrollton
  • New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carrollton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guilford ...

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

Adding Guilford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Guilford in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Guilford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Guilford post office opened in 1874.

We also found Guilford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guilford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Guilford. 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/