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Welcome to Drybranch ...

Drybranch is located in Harford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drybranch, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Drybranch is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Drybranch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Drybranch - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Drybranch ...

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

  • Bel Air
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Hampstead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Red Lion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • New Freedom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dallastown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Shrewsbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stewartstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacobus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drybranch ...

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

Adding Drybranch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drybranch 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 Drybranch was on a map titled Map of Maryland (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drybranch.

Footnotes ...

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