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Welcome to Relay ...

Relay is located in Baltimore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Relay, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Relay is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Relay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Relay - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Relay ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Relay ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
  • Laurel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Greenbelt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Sykesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Berwyn Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
  • Brookeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Brooklyn Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Carroll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Dorsey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Relay ...

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

Adding Relay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Relay 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 Relay was on a map titled Map of Maryland (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Relay.

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