Alpha, Maryland
Unincorporated community in Maryland, U.S.
Alpha is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. A postal office operated from 27 February 1884 to 15 June 1915.[1]
Alpha is the site of the Mt. View Cemetery. The town between Marriottsville, and Sykesville is not recognized by the name, but is dominated by the controversial Alpha Ridge Landfill.[2] It was home to one of Howard County's earliest bicycle clubs active in 1891.[3]
References
- ^ "Checklist of Maryland Post Offices" (PDF). Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^ William Neal Hurley (1997). Our Maryland Heritage, Book 5: The King Families. Heritage Books. p. 173.
- ^ The Wheel and Cycling Trade Review, Volume 7. p. 814.
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Municipalities and communities of Howard County, Maryland, United States
County seat: Ellicott City
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- Ilchester
- Jessup‡
- Lisbon
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communities
- Annapolis Junction‡
- Alberton
- Alpha
- Atholton
- Benson
- Botterill
- Centre Village
- Clarkson
- Clarksville
- Cooksville
- Daisy
- Dayton
- Dorsey‡
- Dorseyville
- Elioak
- Elysville
- Florence
- Gary
- Glenelg
- Glenwood
- Gordon
- Guilford
- Hilton
- Hanover‡
- Henryton Heights
- High Ridge
- Hopewell
- Inwood
- Isaacsville
- Ivory
- Jonestown
- Linwood
- Maple Lawn
- Marriottsville‡
- Paternal Gift Farm
- Pfeiffers Corner
- Poplar Springs
- Simpsonville
- Snelltown
- Turf Valley
- Waterloo
- West Friendship
- Woodbine‡
- Woodstock‡
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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