Welcome to Loch Raven ...
Loch Raven is located in Baltimore County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Loch Raven lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Loch Raven: 410, 443 & 667<3>
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)
- Bel Air
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- 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 <4>
- Germantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Knoebel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Lutherville - Timonium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lutherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Overlea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Overlea is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlea
- Silver Gate Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Gate Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Gate Village
- Anthonyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Fontana Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Village
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 (so far) for Loch Raven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Loch Raven post office opened in 1886. The Loch Raven post office closed in 1953.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Loch Raven.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loch Raven - 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 Loch Raven area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Loch Raven 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |