Welcome to Lappans ...

Lappans is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lappans, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Lappans is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Lappans: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities near Lappans ...

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

• Frederick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Hagerstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Martinsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Waynesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Thurmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <5>
• Brunswick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Charles Town
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <5>
• Ranson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
• Middletown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Greencastle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lappans ...

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

Adding Lappans to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lappans post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lappans.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

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