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

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


Grafton Shops would have been located within present day Harford County<2>.


The location of Grafton Shops has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While the community is gone, the present day location for Grafton Shops is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Grafton Shops still existed, it would have been in the (410) area code.

Communities near Grafton Shops ...

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

  • Aberdeen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
  • Havre de Grace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
    • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
  • Bel Air
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
  • New Freedom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Perryville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Shrewsbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Stewartstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Port Deposit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Deposit
    • Port Deposit is located in Cecil County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Deposit <5>
  • Delta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in York County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>
  • Cross Roads
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Cross Roads is located in York County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people

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

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

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

The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grafton Shops, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Harford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grafton Shops - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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