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Welcome to Gosnell ...

Gosnell is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gosnell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Gosnell is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Gosnell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gosnell - they are located in Arkansas and British Columbia.

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

Websites for Gosnell ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Gosnell ...

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

  • Frederick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Gaithersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Westminster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Airy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Taneytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Walkersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sykesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Windsor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Woodsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gosnell ...

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

Adding Gosnell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gosnell 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 Gosnell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gosnell post office opened in 1898. The Gosnell post office closed in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gosnell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gosnell - 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 Gosnell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Gosnell 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/