Welcome to Freeland ...

Freeland is located in Baltimore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freeland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Freeland is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Freeland: 21053<5>

Websites for Freeland ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities Also Named Freeland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Freeland - they are located in Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Freeland ...

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

• York
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <6>
• Westminster
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <6>
• Hanover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 <6>
• Hampstead
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <6>
• Red Lion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Manchester
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <6>
• New Freedom
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <6>
• West York
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <6>
• Dallastown
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <6>
• Shrewsbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freeland ...

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

Adding Freeland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freeland 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 Freeland was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freeland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freeland. 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/