Welcome to Lapidum ...

Lapidum is located in Harford County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Lapidum, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lapidum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Lapidum is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lapidum: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Communities near Lapidum ...

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

• Aberdeen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <6>
• Elkton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <6>
• Havre de Grace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <6>
• Bel Air
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <6>
• Oxford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
• New Freedom
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Perryville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <6>
• North East
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <6>
• Rising Sun
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <6>
• Charlestown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlestown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lapidum ...

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

Adding Lapidum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lapidum 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 Lapidum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lapidum post office opened in 1858.

We also found Lapidum in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lapidum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/

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