Welcome to Hereford ...

Hereford is located in Baltimore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hereford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1821.

Hereford is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Hereford: (410), (443)<4> and (667)

Websites for Hereford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities Also Named Hereford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Hereford - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hereford ...

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

• Westminster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Bel Air
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Hampstead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• New Freedom
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Shrewsbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <5>
• Stewartstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Glen Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Rock
  • Glen Rock is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Rock <5>
• Loganville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
  • Loganville is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganville <5>
• Jefferson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <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 Hereford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hereford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hereford ...

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

Adding Hereford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hereford post office opened in 1821.

We also found Hereford in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hereford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hereford. 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/