RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maryland >> Carroll County >> EldersburgIndex...

Welcome to Eldersburg ...

Eldersburg is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eldersburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Eldersburg is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Eldersburg ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Eldersburg ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Westminster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mount Airy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • New Windsor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Bridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Market
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Laytonsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eldersburg ...

Looking for more information about Eldersburg? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Eldersburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Eldersburg.

Adding Eldersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eldersburg 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 Eldersburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eldersburg.

Footnotes ...

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