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1 of Milford Mill’s places is on the National Register

More historic than 39% of U.S. towns · #115 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it

Its Register listing is the Owings Upper Mill. Most of Milford Mill was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1892 on and the census since 1980.

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About Milford Mill’s history

How historic is Milford Mill?

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More historic than 39% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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What drives Milford Mill’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Milford Mill is more historic than 39% of U.S. towns, #115 of 261 in Maryland. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Milford Mill’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19404.7% of homes (±1.7) · typical MD town 3.3% · U.S. 8.4%CNational Register1 listing, 3 historic buildings, 1.0 per 10,000 residents · typical MD town 0.9 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 39%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 56%

Few Maryland towns list much on the Register (a typical Maryland town has 0.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Milford Mill’s 1.0 sits near the middle of its state (48% of Maryland towns have fewer) while its 3 historic buildings outnumber those of 65% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±1.7 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Milford Mill’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Milford Mill, and 14 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Milford Mill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18927 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1982. Watch Milford Mill change.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Scotts Level
1885–1902
Hebbville
1886–1902
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
HebbvilleHeraldry SquareKingswood CommonLiberty ManorLynn AcresMerrymountRockdaleRolling ParkRolling RidgeRutherford GreenScotts LevelStevenswoodWaterford PlaceWindsor Mill
1cemetery inside Milford Mill
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Milford Mill’s history is told.

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On the map

Milford Mill on the map, 1892 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Milford Mill. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Milford Mill on the 1892 USGS mapMilford Mill on the 1906 USGS mapMilford Mill on the 1944 USGS mapMilford Mill on the 1953 USGS mapMilford Mill on the 1966 USGS mapMilford Mill on the 1974 USGS mapMilford Mill on the 1982 USGS map1892Ellicott sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Milford Mill.

The story so far

Milford Mill, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Milford Mill yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Milford Mill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 30,622. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18 km2), all of it land. The true name of the area is "Milford", but the name "Milford Mill" has stuck with the community. The name "Milford Mill" comes from the name of an old mill located in nearby Pikesville along Milford Mill Road.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 29,042 to 30,622 (+5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Milford Mill, 1885 to 1902

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1885Post officeThe Scotts Level post office opens
  3. 1886Post officeThe Hebbville post office opens
  4. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 20th century
  6. 1902Post officeThe Scotts Level post office closes
  7. 1902Post officeThe Hebbville post office closes
By decade

Milford Mill, decade by decade

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Milford Mill

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
1978
Owings Upper Mill
Owings Upper Mill
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Georgian1
Federal1
Owings Upper MillGeorgian

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Milford Mill, census by census

05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000198020002020Peak: 30,622

Between 20,354 and 30,622 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Milford Mill’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Milford Mill

Nobody well known was born in Milford Mill itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Frank ZappaAmerican musician · b. 1940
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Nancy PelosiAmerican politician · b. 1940
John RawlsAmerican philosopher, philosophy teacher · b. 1921
Tom ClancyAmerican author · b. 1947
Babe RuthAmerican baseball player · b. 1895
Kimmie MeissnerAmerican figure skater, born 1989 · b. 1989
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Randallstown1 historic placeB−Woodlawn2 historic placesC−Lochearn1 historic placeB−

Questions about Milford Mill’s history

How does Milford Mill rank for history?

Milford Mill is more historic than 39% of U.S. towns, #115 of 261 in Maryland. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Milford Mill?

One place: the Owings Upper Mill (listed 1978).

How old are the homes in Milford Mill?

5% of Milford Mill’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.7 points), against a typical 3.3% for a Maryland town; the median home was built in 1976.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (14), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.