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Welcome to Mutual ...

Mutual is located in Calvert County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mutual, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Mutual is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Mutual ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Mutual - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Utah.

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

Communities near Mutual ...

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

  • Chesapeake Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Leonardtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • North Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Adelina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bowens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Calvert Towne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
  • Wallville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Barstow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Central Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Central Village is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mutual ...

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

Adding Mutual to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mutual 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 Mutual was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mutual post office opened in 1890. The Mutual post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mutual.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Calvert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mutual - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/