Alpha, Maryland

Alpha is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. A postal office operated from 27 February 1884 to 15 June 1915.^[1]

It 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. Retrieved 17 May 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.

Municipalities and communities of Howard County, Maryland, United States

County seat: Ellicott City

CDPs	Columbia Elkridge Ellicott City Fulton Highland Ilchester Jessup‡ Mount Airy‡ North Laurel Savage Scaggsville

Villages	Columbia Town Center Dorsey's Search East Columbia Harper's Choice Hickory Ridge Kings Contrivance Long Reach Oakland Mills Owen Brown River Hill Wilde Lake

Unincorporated communities	Annapolis Junction‡ Alberton Alpha Atholton Benson Botterill Centre Village Clarkson Clarksville Cooksville Daisy Daniels Dayton Dorsey‡ Dorseyville Elioak Elysville Florence Gary Glenelg Glenwood Gordon Guilford Hilton Hanover‡ Henryton Heights High Ridge Hopewell Inwood Isaacsville Ivory Jonestown Linwood Lisbon Maple Lawn Marriottsville‡ Paternal Gift Farm Pfeiffers Corner Poplar Springs Simpsonville Turf Valley Waterloo West Friendship Woodbine‡ Woodstock‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°19′16″N 76°55′40″W / 39.32111°N 76.92778°W / 39.32111; -76.92778

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