Welcome to Le Gore ...

Le Gore is located in Frederick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Le Gore, 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.

Le Gore is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Le Gore: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Websites for Le Gore ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.frederickchamber.org/

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

Communities near Le Gore ...

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

Frederick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frederick is located in Frederick County
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- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Westminster is located in Carroll County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <4>
Waynesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
Mount Airy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <4>
Gettysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg is located in Adams County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
Thurmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thurmont is located in Frederick County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <4>
Taneytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
Walkersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walkersville is located in Frederick County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <4>
Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Frederick County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
Littlestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Le Gore ...

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

Adding Le Gore to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Le Gore.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Le Gore - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Le Gore area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Le Gore 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.