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Welcome to Eklo ...

Eklo is located in Baltimore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eklo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Eklo is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Eklo ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Eklo ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eklo ...

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

Adding Eklo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eklo post office opened in 1880. The Eklo post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eklo.

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