Alpha, Maryland

For other places with the same name, see Alpha (disambiguation).

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]