Welcome to Fenby ...

Fenby is located in Carroll County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Fenby, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fenby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Fenby is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Fenby: (410), (443)<4> & (667)

Websites for Fenby ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Fenby ...

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

• Westminster
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
• Hanover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Mount Airy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <6>
• Taneytown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <6>
• Walkersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <6>
• Hampstead
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
• Manchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <6>
• Littlestown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <6>
• Sykesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
• McSherrystown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McSherrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fenby ...

Looking for more information about Fenby? 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 Fenby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fenby.

Adding Fenby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fenby 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 Fenby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fenby post office opened in 1889.

We also found Fenby in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fenby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/

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