Welcome to Hoods Mill ...

Hoods Mill is primarily located in Carroll County<1>. A portion of Hoods Mill extends into Howard County.

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

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

A typical abbreviation for Hoods Mill: Hoods Ml. (or less commonly used: Hoods Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hoods Mill for more information about variations on the name of Hoods Mill.

Hoods Mill is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hoods Mill is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Communities near Hoods Mill ...

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

• Rockville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Laurel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Westminster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Mount Airy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Hampstead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <5>
• New Windsor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
  • New Windsor is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Windsor <5>
• Union Bridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bridge
  • Union Bridge is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Bridge <5>
• New Market
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <5>
• Washington Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
  • Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 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 Hoods Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hoods Mill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoods Mill ...

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

Adding Hoods Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Hoods Mill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoods Mill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hoods Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/