Welcome to Chrome Hill ...

Chrome Hill is located in Harford County<1>.

The location of Chrome Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chrome Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

Chrome Hill is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Chrome Hill: (410), (443)<4> and (667)

Communities near Chrome Hill ...

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

• Aberdeen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Bel Air
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • 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 <5>
• New Freedom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <5>
• Perryville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• Shrewsbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <5>
• Rising Sun
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Stewartstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
  • Stewartstown is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartstown <5>
• Port Deposit
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Deposit
  • Port Deposit is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Deposit <5>
• Delta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chrome Hill ...

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

Adding Chrome Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chrome Hill post office opened in 1864.

We also found Chrome Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chrome Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chrome Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/