Welcome to Hernwood ...
Hernwood is located in Baltimore County<1>.
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While we don't have a date for the founding of Hernwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Hernwood is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hernwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hernwood: 410, 443 & 667<3>
Websites for Hernwood ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.baltcountycc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hernwood, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Hernwood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hernwood.
- Baltimore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- 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>
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From Hernwood to Baltimore
- Laurel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
- Westminster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Mount Airy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <4>
Google driving directions:
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From Hernwood to Mount Airy
- Hampstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Sykesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
- Sykesville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
- New Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- New Windsor is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Windsor <4>
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From Hernwood to New Windsor
- Laytonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laytonsville
- Laytonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laytonsville <4>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Laytonsville
From Hernwood to Laytonsville
- Brookeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeville
- Brookeville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeville <4>
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daniels. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Daniels
From Hernwood to Daniels
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 Hernwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hernwood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hernwood. 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 Hernwood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hernwood. See our Newspapers Page for Hernwood.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hernwood ...
Looking for more information about Hernwood? 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 Hernwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hernwood.
Adding Hernwood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hernwood 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 Hernwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Hernwood post office opened in 1886.
We also found Hernwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hernwood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hernwood. 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 Hernwood - 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 Hernwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Hernwood 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/ |