Welcome to Keysville ...

Keysville is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keysville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Keysville is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Keysville: (410), (443)<3> and (667)

Websites for Keysville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Keysville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Keysville - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Keysville ...

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

• Frederick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
• Westminster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Hanover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Waynesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Mount Airy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Gettysburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
• Thurmont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <4>
• Taneytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <4>
• Walkersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <4>
• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keysville ...

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

Adding Keysville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Keysville post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keysville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keysville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/