Cracklintown, established in 1789, was the oldest documented settlement in the immediate Laytonsville Area.  Cracklintown was near the Cracklin Tavern near the intersection of Laytonsville and Brink Roads.

Laytonsville was named for John Layton who inherited and lived in the Federal style brick home on the corner of Brink and Laytonsville Roads.  Laytonsville was incorporated in 1892.