Welcome to Ilchester ...

Ilchester is primarily located in Howard County<1>. A portion of Ilchester extends into Baltimore County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ilchester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Ilchester is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Ilchester: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Websites for Ilchester ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

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

Communities near Ilchester ...

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

• Baltimore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• College Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Laurel
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <5>
• Greenbelt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
• Sykesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Berwyn Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
  • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
• Brookeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeville
  • Brookeville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeville <5>
• Columbia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Howard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• Halethorpe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halethorpe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halethorpe
  • Halethorpe is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halethorpe <5>
• Hollofield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollofield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
  • Hollofield is located in Baltimore County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ilchester ...

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

Adding Ilchester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ilchester 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 Ilchester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ilchester post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ilchester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/

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