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History · Lochearn

Lochearn’s post office opened in 1882, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

More historic than 47% of U.S. towns · #100 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it

Most of Lochearn was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1964. 1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 25 buildings. Below: maps from 1894 on and the census since 1980.

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Quick answers

How Lochearn began

When was Lochearn founded?

1882

The Lochearn post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Howardsville (1886) and Sudbrook Park (1891), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 26,908 in 19802020 census: 25,511144 years

How historic is Lochearn?

B−

More historic than 47% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Lochearn post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade

What drives Lochearn’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lochearn is more historic than 47% of U.S. towns, #100 of 261 in Maryland. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

B−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lochearn’s overall grade.
Founding era1882, from the first post office: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 19405.5% of homes (±1.7) · typical MD town 3.3% · U.S. 8.4%CNational Register1 listing, 25 historic buildings, 9.2 per 10,000 residents · typical MD town 0.9 · U.S. 2.4B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 47%
NewerOlder
Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 62%

Few Maryland towns list much on the Register (a typical Maryland town has 0.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Lochearn’s 9.2 sits above most of its state (69% of Maryland towns have fewer) while its 25 historic buildings outnumber those of 81% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. The pre-1940 share (±1.7 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Lochearn’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Lochearn, and 11 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lochearn are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18946 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1974. Watch Lochearn change.A historic districtThe Sudbrook Park takes in 25 historic buildings.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Lochearn had its own post office from 1882 to 1899. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Lochearn
1882–1899
Howardsville
1886–1930
Sudbrook Park
1891–1921
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
FeatherbedHaywood HeightsHowardsvilleMilfordSudbrook ParkVilla NovaWest GlenWilliamsburgWillow GlenWindsor Mill ManorWoodmoor
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Lochearn
WoodlawnWoodlawn Memorial Park

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Help out

Start Lochearn’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lochearn’s history is told.

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On the map

Lochearn on the map, 1894 to 1974

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lochearn. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lochearn on the 1894 USGS mapLochearn on the 1904 USGS mapLochearn on the 1944 USGS mapLochearn on the 1953 USGS mapLochearn on the 1966 USGS mapLochearn on the 1974 USGS map1894Baltimore sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lochearn.

The story so far

Lochearn, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lochearn yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lochearn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, located immediately to the west of the City of Baltimore. Per the 2020 census, the population was 25,511.

Its first post office opened in 1882. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 25,333 in 2010, 25,511 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Lochearn, 1882 to 1957

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Lochearn post office opens
  3. 1886Post officeThe Howardsville post office opens
  4. 1891Post officeThe Sudbrook Park post office opens
  5. 1894On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1899Post officeThe Lochearn post office closes
  7. 20th century
  8. 1921Post officeThe Sudbrook Park post office closes
  9. 1930Post officeThe Howardsville post office closes
  10. 1957Born hereKevin B. Kamenetz is born here
By decade

Lochearn, decade by decade

Today6 recent
2019-06-14 15 33 01 View south along the Outer Loop of the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695) at Exit 18 (Maryland Stat…20192019-06-14 15 33 01 View south along the Outer Loop o…2019-06-14 11 57 57 View northeast along the Inner Loop of the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695) at Exit 19 (Interstat…20192019-06-14 11 57 57 View northeast along the Inner Lo…2019-06-14 11 51 00 View north along the Inner Loop of the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695) at Exit 18B (Maryland Sta…20192019-06-14 11 51 00 View north along the Inner Loop o…2019-06-14 11 45 33 View north along the Inner Loop of the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695) at Exit 18A (Maryland Sta…20192019-06-14 11 45 33 View north along the Inner Loop o…2016-07-12 08 31 38 View west along Maryland State Route 26 (Liberty Road) at Liberty Terrace in20162016-07-12 08 31 38 View west along Maryland State Ro…MDMap-doton-Lochearn2004MDMap-doton-Lochearn
On the National Register

1 listing protects 25 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
25
each building in a district counts
first listed
1973
Sudbrook Park
Sudbrook Park
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Shingle Style1
Colonial Revival1
Queen Anne1
All 1 listings
Sudbrook ParkDistrict · listed 1973

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Lochearn, census by census

05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000198020002020Peak: 26,908

Between 25,240 and 26,908 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Lochearn’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Woodlawn2 historic placesC−Baltimore307 historic placesA+Pikesville8 historic placesB+Milford Mill1 historic placeC+

Questions about Lochearn’s history

What year was Lochearn founded?

The Lochearn post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Lochearn rank for history?

Lochearn is more historic than 47% of U.S. towns, #100 of 261 in Maryland. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Lochearn?

One place: the Sudbrook Park (listed 1973).

How old are the homes in Lochearn?

6% of Lochearn’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.7 points), against a typical 3.3% for a Maryland town; the median home was built in 1964.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.