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Welcome to Eccleston ...

Eccleston is located in Baltimore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eccleston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Eccleston is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Eccleston ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Eccleston ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Westminster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampstead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Brightside ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brightside is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
  • Delight
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Delight is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
  • Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lake is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lochearn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lochearn is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochearn
  • Mays Chapel Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mays Chapel Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eccleston ...

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

Adding Eccleston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eccleston post office opened in 1905. The Eccleston post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eccleston.

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 Eccleston - 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 Eccleston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Eccleston 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/