Welcome to Howard County ...

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

The community of Ellicott City is the Seat for Howard County.

Howard County was founded in 1851. Howard was created by taking area from and Baltimore Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Howard had a population of 325,951 people. This is an increase of 13.54% since the last Census (which gave a population of 287,085 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Howard represented 4.97% of the total population of Maryland.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Maryland
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  • Website for the Maryland State Archives

• Websites specific to Howard County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Anne Arundel County
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  • Baltimore County
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  • Carroll County
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  • Frederick County
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  • Montgomery County
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  • Prince George's County
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  • Loudoun County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Cemeteries of Howard County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Cemeteries of Howard County