Welcome to Urbana ...

Urbana is located in Frederick County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Urbana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

When the people of Urbana refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Urbanan<3>

Urbana is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Urbana: (301) and (240)<5>

Websites for Urbana ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Urbana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Urbana - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Urbana ...

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

• Frederick
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <6>
• Rockville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <6>
• Gaithersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <6>
• Leesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <6>
• Mount Airy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <6>
• Brunswick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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 <6>
• Walkersville
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <6>
• Poolesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Middletown
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <6>
• Lovettsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovettsville
  • Lovettsville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovettsville <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Urbana ...

Looking for more information about Urbana? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Urbana, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Urbana.

Adding Urbana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Urbana 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 Urbana was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Urbana.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

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