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Welcome to Frenchtown ...

Frenchtown is located in Cecil County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frenchtown, 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.

Frenchtown is near sea level<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Frenchtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Frenchtown: This one is located in Cecil County and the other is located in Somerset County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 20 communities that are also named Frenchtown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Indiana, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Websites for Frenchtown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

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

Communities near Frenchtown ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frenchtown ...

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

Adding Frenchtown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frenchtown.

Footnotes ...

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