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Welcome to Ady ...

Ady is located in Harford County<1>.

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

Ady is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ady: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Ady ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ady - they are located in Kansas and Texas.

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

Communities near Ady ...

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

  • Aberdeen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Havre de Grace
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bel Air
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
  • New Freedom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Perryville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Rising Sun
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Quarryville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Stewartstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlestown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Port Deposit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ady ...

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

Adding Ady to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ady 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 (so far) for Ady was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ady post office opened in 1892. The Ady post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ady.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Harford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ady - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Ady area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Ady area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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