Welcome to Lawndale ...

Lawndale is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawndale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Lawndale is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Lawndale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Lawndale - they are located in California (2), Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan (3), Minnesota, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3) and Texas.

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

Websites for Lawndale ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Lawndale ...

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

Westminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <4>
Mount Airy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <4>
Taneytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Taneytown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <4>
Hampstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hampstead is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <4>
Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Manchester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
Littlestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Littlestown is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <4>
Sykesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sykesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
New Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Windsor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Windsor <4>
Union Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union Bridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Bridge <4>
Railroad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Railroad is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railroad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Railroad <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 Lawndale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawndale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawndale ...

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

Adding Lawndale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawndale 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 Lawndale was on a map titled Map of Maryland (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawndale.

Footnotes ...

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