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Welcome to Aikin ...

Aikin is located in Cecil County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aikin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Aikin is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Aikin: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Aikin ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

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

Communities near Aikin ...

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

  • Newark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
  • Aberdeen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bel Air
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Oxford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
  • North East
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rising Sun
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Charlestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Port Deposit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Delta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Delta is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aikin ...

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

Adding Aikin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aikin 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 Aikin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Aikin post office opened in 1887. The Aikin post office closed in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aikin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Cecil, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aikin - 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 Aikin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Aikin 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/