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Welcome to Owings Ridge ...

Owings Ridge is located in Baltimore County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Owings Ridge: Owings Rdg. (or less commonly used: Owings Rdge. or Owings Ridg.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Owings Ridge for more information about variations on the name of Owings Ridge.

Owings Ridge is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Owings Ridge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Owings Ridge ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Westminster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Airy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Windsor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Wilson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Wilson is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Wilson
  • Stevenson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • The Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The 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 Owings Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Owings Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owings Ridge ...

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

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