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Welcome to Lochearn ...

Lochearn is located in Baltimore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lochearn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Lochearn is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Lochearn ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Lochearn ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Hampstead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Beechfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
  • Carriage Hill Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
  • Carroll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Catonsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chattolanee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Chattolanee is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattolanee
  • Garrison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Garrison is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lochearn ...

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

Adding Lochearn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lochearn 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 Lochearn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lochearn post office opened in 1882. The Lochearn post office closed in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lochearn.

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 Lochearn - 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 Lochearn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Lochearn 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/