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Welcome to Hoods Mill ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoods Mill, 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.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hoods Mill: 410, 443 & 667<3>

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)
  • Gaithersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel
    (19 miles [30.6 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 <4>
  • Westminster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mount Airy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • New Windsor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Union Bridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Market
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Washington Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
    • 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 (so far) for Hoods Mill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hoods Mill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Hoods Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Hoods Mill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.