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Welcome to MacGills Common ...

MacGills Common is located in Howard County<1>.

MacGills Common is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for MacGills Common ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

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

Communities near MacGills Common ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaithersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bowie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 south)
  • 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 MacGills Common. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for MacGills Common.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for MacGills Common ...

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

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 MacGills Common - 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.