Welcome to Claremont ...

So far, we found very little information about Claremont. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Claremont to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Claremont, please Contact Us.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claremont, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Claremont is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Claremont was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Claremont once stood is in the (410) area code.

Websites for Claremont ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities Also Named Claremont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Claremont - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Claremont.

Communities near Claremont ...

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

• Laurel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
• Sykesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
• Arundel Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arundel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
  • Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
• Brooklyn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
• Catonsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catonsville
  • Catonsville is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catonsville <4>
• Charles Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
  • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
• Curtis Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
  • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
• Gwynn Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwynn Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynn Oak
  • Gwynn Oak is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gwynn Oak <4>
• Hampden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
  • Hampden is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <4>
• Linthicum Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum Heights
  • Linthicum Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linthicum Heights <4>

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 Claremont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Claremont.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Claremont. 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 Claremont.

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

Adding Claremont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Claremont 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 Claremont was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claremont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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