Do you know of Lafayette ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Lafayette. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Lafayette.<1>

We found mention of Lafayette as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Communities Also Named Lafayette ...

We found 38 communities that share the name Lafayette.

Within Maryland, the name Lafayette is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Chambers County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lafayette [Chambers County].
- California
  - Contra Costa County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Lafayette [Contra Costa County].
- Colorado
  - Boulder County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Lafayette [Boulder County].
- Florida
  - Leon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Lafayette [Leon County].
- Georgia
  - Walker County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lafayette [Walker County].
- Illinois
  - Randolph County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Lafayette [Randolph County].
- Indiana
  - Tippecanoe County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lafayette [Tippecanoe County].
- Iowa
  - Linn County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Lafayette [Linn County].
  - Louisa County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Lafayette [Louisa County].
- Kansas
  - Doniphan County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lafayette [Doniphan County].
  - Stevens County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lafayette [Stevens County].
- Kentucky
  - Christian County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lafayette [Christian County].
- Louisiana
  - Lafayette Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Lafayette [Lafayette Parish].
  - Orleans Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Lafayette [Orleans Parish].
- Michigan
  - Gratiot County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lafayette [Gratiot County].
  - Kent County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lafayette [Kent County].
- Minnesota
  - Nicollet County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Lafayette [Nicollet County].
- Missouri
  - Clinton County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Lafayette [Clinton County].
- New Jersey
  - Sussex County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Lafayette [Sussex County].
- New York
  - Onondaga County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lafayette [Onondaga County].
- North Carolina
  - Cumberland County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Lafayette [Cumberland County].
- Ohio
  - Allen County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lafayette [Allen County].
  - Hancock County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lafayette [Hancock County].
  - Holmes County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lafayette [Holmes County].
  - Madison County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lafayette [Madison County].
  - Medina County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lafayette [Medina County].
- Oklahoma
  - Haskell County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Lafayette [Haskell County].
- Oregon
  - Yamhill County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Lafayette [Yamhill County].
- Pennsylvania
  - McKean County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lafayette [McKean County].
  - Montgomery County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lafayette [Montgomery County].
- Rhode Island
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Lafayette [Washington County].
- Tennessee
  - Macon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lafayette [Macon County].
  - Putnam County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lafayette [Putnam County].
- Texas
  - Lamar County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lafayette [Lamar County].
  - Upshur County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lafayette [Upshur County].
- Virginia
  - Montgomery County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lafayette [Montgomery County].
  - Orange County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lafayette [Orange County].
- West Virginia
  - Lafayette #
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lafayette.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Lafayette ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Lafayette:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Lafayette - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in Baltimore County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Baltimore County.

Annapolis Road	Loch Glen
Arcadia	Lockraven
	Long Green Academy
Bailey's	Long Green Station
Bentley	Longford
Biddle Station	Loreley
Big Gunpowder	Lowry
Black River	Lystra Farms
Black Rock
Blithewood	Mantua Mills
	Mathews
Calvert Station	Middletown
Calverton Mills	Milford Ridge
Camden Junction	Millers Island
Camden Station	Monkton Mills
Carney Heights	Morrison
The Caves	Mount Clare Junction
Cloud Gap	Mount Hays
Club Hill	Mudge
Courtleigh
Cowentown	Northshire
Cross	Notre Dame
Crossley Siding
Curtis Bay Junction	Orangeville Station

Dumbarton Heights	Philopolis
Dundalk - Sparrows Point	Pine Valley
Dunlaney Village	Powhattan Mill
	Primrose
Eden Terrace
Edgewood Park	Relay Station
Edmondson Heights	Rider
Ellengowan	Ridge Hall
Embla	River

Fairtown	Satyr Hill
Fairview	Security
Falls	Shiwan
Forest Spring Park	Sparks Glencoe
Fork Meeting House	Stablereville
Fort Carroll	Stevenson Station
Fort Holabird	Stiltz
Fulton Station	Stocksdale
	Sulphur Spring Terrace
Gap Mills	Summit Farms
Gemmills	Sunnybrook Hills
Glenarm
Golden	Thorwood Park
Graceland Park	Twin River Beach
Grave Run Mills
Gwinn	Union Meeting House
Gwynn Falls	Union Station
	Unionville
Hampton Garden	Uppeco
Harisonville
Harleigh	Villa Maria
Homecrest	Vineyard
Hookstown
Huntsmoor	Walters
Hyde	Wards Chapel
	Washingtonville
Joppa Springs	Weisburg
	West Twin River Beach
Kingsbury	Whittemore Park
Kirk	Wild Wood Beach
Knoebels Corner	Woodlawn - Woodmoor
	Woolerys
Lake Roland	Worthington Valley
Linden Heights
Little Gunpowder	Zoucksville

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lafayette could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.