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Welcome to Andora ...

Andora is located in Cecil County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Andora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Andora is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Andora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Andora - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Websites for Andora ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

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

Communities near Andora ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Andora ...

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

Adding Andora to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Andora post office opened in 1898.

We also found Andora on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Andora.

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 Andora - 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 Andora area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Andora 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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