Welcome to Eklo ...

Eklo is located in Baltimore County<1>.

The location of Eklo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Eklo is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

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.

• York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Westminster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Hanover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <5>
• Hampstead
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <5>
• Red Lion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <5>
• Manchester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• New Freedom
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• West York
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <5>
• Littlestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <5>
• Dallastown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallastown
  • Dallastown is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallastown <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 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 for Eklo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Eklo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eklo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

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