Welcome to Gittings ...
Gittings is located in Baltimore County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gittings, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Gittings is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gittings lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gittings: 410, 443 & 667<3>
Communities Also Named Gittings ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gittings - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gittings.
Websites for Gittings ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.baltcountycc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gittings, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Gittings ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gittings.
- Baltimore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
- Aberdeen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Harford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
- Bel Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- 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>
- New Freedom
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- 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 <4>
- Stewartstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Stewartstown is located in York County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartstown <4>
- Delta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in York County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
- Fawn Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Grove
- Fawn Grove is located in York County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fawn Grove <4>
- Bosley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Doncaster Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doncaster Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster Village
- Doncaster Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jerusalem Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerusalem Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore 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 Gittings. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gittings.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gittings. 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 Gittings.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gittings. See our Newspapers Page for Gittings.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gittings ...
Looking for more information about Gittings? 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 Gittings, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gittings.
Adding Gittings to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gittings 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 Gittings was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Gittings post office opened in 1884.
We also found Gittings in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gittings.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gittings. 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: https://www.maryland.gov/
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 Gittings - 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 Gittings area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Gittings 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |