RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maryland >> Montgomery County >> LewisdaleIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Maryland


The Commemorative Quarter for Maryland







Welcome to Lewisdale ...

Lewisdale is located in Montgomery County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lewisdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Lewisdale is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lewisdale: (301) and (240)<4>

Websites for Lewisdale ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Lewisdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Lewisdale: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Prince George's County.

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

Communities near Lewisdale ...

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

  • Frederick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Rockville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaithersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mount Airy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunswick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Walkersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • Poolesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
    • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <5>
  • Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Sykesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • New Windsor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lewisdale ...

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

Adding Lewisdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lewisdale post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lewisdale.

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lewisdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (240) is an overlay for area code (301).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024