Welcome to Gunpowder ...

Gunpowder is located in Baltimore County<1>.

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

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

Gunpowder is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Gunpowder: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Websites for Gunpowder ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities Also Named Gunpowder ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Gunpowder: This one is located in Baltimore County and the other is located in Harford County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 3 communities that are also named Gunpowder - they are located in Kentucky and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Gunpowder ...

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

• Baltimore
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <5>
• Aberdeen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Bel Air
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Perryville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• Betterton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betterton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betterton
  • Betterton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Betterton <5>
• Biscayne Bay Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscayne Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
  • Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
• Dundee Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
  • Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
• Edgewater Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
  • Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
• Edgewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Harford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <5>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gunpowder ...

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

Adding Gunpowder to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gunpowder.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gunpowder. 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: www.maryland.gov/