Welcome to Friends Creek ...

Friends Creek is located in Frederick County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Friends Creek: Friends Crk. (or less commonly used: Friends Ck. or Friends Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Friends Creek for more information about variations on the name of Friends Creek.

Friends Creek is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Friends Creek: (301) and (240)<4>

Websites for Friends Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

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

Communities near Friends Creek ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Waynesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Gettysburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <5>
• Thurmont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <5>
• Taneytown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <5>
• Walkersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
• Littlestown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <5>
• Greencastle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <5>
• Boonsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>
• Emmitsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmitsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg
  • Emmitsburg is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmitsburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friends Creek ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

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