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Welcome to Grimesville ...

Grimesville is located in Baltimore County<1>.

Grimesville is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Grimesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Grimesville - they are located in New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Grimesville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Grimesville ...

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

  • York
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • York is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
  • Westminster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
  • Hampstead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Lion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • New Freedom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • West York
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Dallastown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Shrewsbury
    (5 miles [8 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 Grimesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grimesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grimesville ...

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

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 Grimesville - 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 Grimesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Grimesville 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.