Welcome to Bushwood ...

Bushwood is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

The location of Bushwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bushwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Bushwood is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Bushwood: (301) & (240)<4>

The ZIP code for Bushwood: 20618<5>

Communities Also Named Bushwood ...

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

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

Communities near Bushwood ...

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

• La Plata
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <6>
• Leonardtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <6>
• Colonial Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <6>
• Montross
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <6>
• Eagle Harbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Port Tobacco Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
  • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Chaptico
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaptico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaptico
  • Chaptico is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaptico <6>
• Cobb Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Island
  • Cobb Island is located in Charles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobb Island <6>
• Compton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
• Coltons Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coltons Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltons Point
  • Coltons Point is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coltons Point <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bushwood ...

Looking for more information about Bushwood? 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 Bushwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bushwood.

Adding Bushwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bushwood 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 Bushwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bushwood post office opened in 1908.

We also found Bushwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bushwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bushwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/