Welcome to Gamber ...

Gamber is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gamber, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Gamber is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Gamber: (410), (443)<4> & (667)

Websites for Gamber ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Gamber ...

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

• Westminster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Mount Airy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Taneytown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Hampstead
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Manchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Sykesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
• New Windsor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
  • New Windsor is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Windsor <5>
• Union Bridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bridge
  • Union Bridge is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Bridge <5>
• New Market
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <5>
• Berrywood Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrywood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
  • Berrywood Village is located in Carroll 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 Gamber. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gamber.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gamber ...

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

Adding Gamber to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gamber 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 Gamber was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gamber post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gamber.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/

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