Welcome to Necker ...
Necker is located in Baltimore County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Necker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Necker is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Necker lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Necker: 410, 443 & 667<3>
Websites for Necker ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.baltcountycc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Necker, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Necker ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Necker.
- Baltimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Garden Village Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
- Glen Arm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lauraville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Loch Raven Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Loch Raven Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Raven Village
- Middle River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stemmers Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stemmers Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemmers Run
- Wampler Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wampler Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler 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 Necker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Necker.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Necker. 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 Necker.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Necker. See our Newspapers Page for Necker.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Necker ...
Looking for more information about Necker? 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 Necker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Necker.
Adding Necker to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Necker 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 Necker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Necker post office opened in 1886. The Necker post office closed in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Necker.
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 Necker - 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 Necker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Necker 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/ |