Welcome to Lansdowne ...

Lansdowne is located in Baltimore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lansdowne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Lansdowne is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lansdowne: (410), (443)<4> and (667)

Websites for Lansdowne ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities Also Named Lansdowne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Lansdowne - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Yukon.

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

Communities near Lansdowne ...

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

• Baltimore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Laurel
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• Sykesville
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Catonsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catonsville
  • Catonsville is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catonsville <5>
• Curtis Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Ferndale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Ferndale is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <5>
• Old Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
• Charles Village
  (5 miles [8 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
• Ilchester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
  • Ilchester is located in Howard County
• Cohansey Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cohansey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
  • Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel 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 Lansdowne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lansdowne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lansdowne ...

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

Adding Lansdowne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lansdowne post office opened in 1892.

We also found Lansdowne on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Maryland (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lansdowne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lansdowne. 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/