Welcome to Essex ...

Essex is located in Baltimore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Essex, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Essex is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Essex: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

The ZIP code for Essex: 21221<5>

Websites for Essex ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities Also Named Essex ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Essex - they are located in Arkansas, California (3), Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Essex ...

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

• Baltimore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <6>
• Bel Air
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • 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 <6>
• Rock Hall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <6>
• Bowleys Quarters
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowleys Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
  • Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
• Dundalk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundalk
  • Dundalk is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundalk <6>
• Edgemere
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemere
  • Edgemere is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemere <6>
• Lynch Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
  • Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
• Overlea
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlea
  • Overlea is located in Baltimore County
• Biscayne Bay Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscayne Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
  • Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
• Dundee Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
  • Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Essex ...

Looking for more information about Essex? 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 Essex, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Essex.

Adding Essex to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Essex 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 Essex was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Essex post office opened in 1922.

We also found Essex on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Maryland (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Essex.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Essex. 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: https://www.maryland.gov/