Welcome to Lime Kiln ...

Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County<1>.

The location of Lime Kiln has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lime Kiln, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Lime Kiln is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lime Kiln: (301) and (240)<4>

Websites for Lime Kiln ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Lime Kiln ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lime Kiln - they are located in Alabama, California, New York and Quebec.

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

Communities near Lime Kiln ...

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

• Frederick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
• Leesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Mount Airy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Thurmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Brunswick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Walkersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Poolesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
  • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <5>
• Middletown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Boonsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lime Kiln ...

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

Adding Lime Kiln to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lime Kiln 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 Lime Kiln was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lime Kiln on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lime Kiln.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

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