Welcome to Roxbury Mills ...
Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Roxbury Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.
A typical abbreviation for Roxbury Mills: Roxbury Mls. (or less commonly used: Roxbury Mlls.)
Roxbury Mills is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Roxbury Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Roxbury Mills ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.howardchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Roxbury Mills, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Roxbury Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roxbury Mills.
- Rockville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gaithersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- College Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <3>
- Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Takoma Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sykesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
- Sykesville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <3>
- Berwyn Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Chevy Chase
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
- Chevy Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chevy Chase <3>
- Kensington
(16 miles [25.7 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 Roxbury Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roxbury Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roxbury Mills. 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 Roxbury Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roxbury Mills ...
Looking for more information about Roxbury Mills? 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 Roxbury Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Roxbury Mills.
Adding Roxbury Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Roxbury Mills 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 Roxbury Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Roxbury Mills post office opened in 1860.
We also found Roxbury Mills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Roxbury Mills.
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 Roxbury Mills - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |