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Welcome to Lansdowne ...

Lansdowne is located in Baltimore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lansdowne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Lansdowne is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Lansdowne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Lansdowne - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Yukon.

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

Websites for Lansdowne ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Lansdowne ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel
    (14 miles [22.5 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>
  • Sykesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Catonsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Curtis Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
  • Ferndale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Franklintown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
  • Old Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Charles Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
  • Ilchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ilchester is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lansdowne ...

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

Adding Lansdowne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lansdowne post office opened in 1892. The Lansdowne post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lansdowne.

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 Lansdowne - 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 Lansdowne area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Lansdowne 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/