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Welcome to Ilchester ...

Ilchester is primarily located in Howard County<1>. A portion of Ilchester extends into Baltimore County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ilchester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Ilchester is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Ilchester ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

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

Communities near Ilchester ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Laurel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Greenbelt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Sykesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Berwyn Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
  • Brookeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Beechfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
  • Columbia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Franklintown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
  • Halethorpe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ilchester ...

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

Adding Ilchester to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ilchester post office opened in 1877. The Ilchester post office closed in 1985.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ilchester.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ilchester - 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 Ilchester area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Ilchester 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/