Welcome to Fountain Rock ...

Fountain Rock is located in Frederick County<1>.

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

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

Fountain Rock is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Fountain Rock: (301) & (240)<4>

Websites for Fountain Rock ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

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

Communities near Fountain Rock ...

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

• Frederick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Mount Airy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Thurmont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <5>
• Taneytown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <5>
• Brunswick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Middletown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Carroll Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
  • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <5>
• Boonsboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>
• Emmitsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmitsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg
  • Emmitsburg is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmitsburg <5>
• Smithsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsburg
  • Smithsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithsburg <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 Fountain Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fountain Rock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountain Rock ...

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

Adding Fountain Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Fountain Rock on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fountain Rock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

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