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Welcome to Beckleysville ...

Beckleysville is located in Baltimore County<1>.


The location of Beckleysville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Beckleysville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Beckleysville is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Beckleysville is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Websites for Beckleysville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Beckleysville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Beckleysville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beckleysville.

  • Westminster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Westminster is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
  • Hanover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <5>
  • Hampstead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
    • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <5>
  • Manchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Freedom
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Littlestown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallastown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Shrewsbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
    • Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <5>
  • McSherrystown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McSherrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherrystown
    • McSherrystown is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McSherrystown <5>
  • Stewartstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
    • Stewartstown is located in York County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartstown <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beckleysville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beckleysville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beckleysville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beckleysville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beckleysville. See our Newspapers Page for Beckleysville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beckleysville ...

Looking for more information about Beckleysville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Beckleysville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beckleysville.

Adding Beckleysville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beckleysville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Beckleysville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Beckleysville post office opened in 1862.

We also found Beckleysville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beckleysville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beckleysville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beckleysville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Of the area codes for Beckleysville, area code (443, 667) is an overlay.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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