Welcome to Bald Friar ...
So far, we found very little information about Bald Friar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bald Friar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bald Friar, please Contact Us.
Bald Friar would have been located within present day Cecil County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bald Friar, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bald Friar is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Bald Friar was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Bald Friar was located: 410, 443 & 667<4>
Websites for Bald Friar ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.cecilchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bald Friar, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Bald Friar ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bald Friar.
- Aberdeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Harford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <6>
- Havre de Grace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bel Air
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
- New Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Perryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North East
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
- North East is located in Cecil County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <6>
- Strasburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <6>
- Quarryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Bald Friar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bald Friar.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bald Friar. 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 Bald Friar.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bald Friar. See our Newspapers Page for Bald Friar.
Adding Bald Friar to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bald Friar in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bald Friar was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Bald Friar on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bald Friar.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bald Friar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bald Friar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Bald Friar area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Bald Friar area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |