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Welcome to Arbutus ...

Arbutus is located in Baltimore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arbutus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Arbutus is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Arbutus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Arbutus - they are located in Georgia, Minnesota and Virginia.

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

Websites for Arbutus ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Arbutus ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arbutus ...

Looking for more information about Arbutus? 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 Arbutus, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arbutus.

Adding Arbutus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arbutus post office opened in 1886. The Arbutus post office closed in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arbutus.

Footnotes ...

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