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Welcome to Friends View ...

Friends View is located in Baltimore County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Friends View: Friends Vw.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Friends View for more information about variations on the name of Friends View.

Friends View is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Friends View ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Friends View ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Westminster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bel Air
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • 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 <4>
  • Hampstead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • New Freedom
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sykesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Shrewsbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Stewartstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friends View ...

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

Footnotes ...

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