Welcome to Loch Raven ...

Loch Raven is located in Baltimore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loch Raven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Loch Raven is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Websites for Loch Raven ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Loch Raven ...

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

• Baltimore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Bel Air
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Lutherville - Timonium
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville - Timonium
  • Lutherville - Timonium is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutherville - Timonium <5>
• Lutherville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
  • Lutherville is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutherville <5>
• Silver Gate Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Gate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Gate Village
  • Silver Gate Village is located in Baltimore County
• Fontana Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fontana Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Village
  • Fontana Village is located in Baltimore County
• Hydes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes
  • Hydes is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydes <5>
• Nottingham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nottingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
  • Nottingham is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nottingham <5>
• Baldwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <5>
• Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork
  • Fork is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fork <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 Loch Raven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loch Raven.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loch Raven ...

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

Adding Loch Raven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loch Raven 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 Loch Raven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Loch Raven post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loch Raven.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

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