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Welcome to Lutherville ...

Lutherville is located in Baltimore County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Lutherville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

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

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

Lutherville is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<3> & (667).

Websites for Lutherville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities Also Named Lutherville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lutherville - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Lutherville ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bel Air
    (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
  • Hampstead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
    • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <4>
  • Sykesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
    • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
  • Cockeysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cockeysville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockeysville
    • Cockeysville is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cockeysville <4>
  • Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dulaney Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley
    • Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
  • Perring Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perring Village
    • Perring Village is located in Baltimore County
  • Sherwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Sherwood is located in Baltimore County
  • Stevenson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Carney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
    • Carney is located in Baltimore County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lutherville ...

Looking for more information about Lutherville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lutherville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lutherville.

Adding Lutherville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lutherville post office opened in 1857.

We also found Lutherville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lutherville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lutherville. 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: https://www.maryland.gov/

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 Lutherville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Of the area codes for Lutherville, area code (443, 667) is an overlay.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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