Welcome to Popes Creek ...

Popes Creek is located in Charles County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Popes Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Popes Creek is near sea level<3>.

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

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

Websites for Popes Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

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

Communities near Popes Creek ...

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

• La Plata
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Indian Head
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
  • Indian Head is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <5>
• Colonial Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Quantico
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quantico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
  • Quantico is located in Prince William County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <5>
• Port Royal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Caroline County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <5>
• Port Tobacco Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
• Bel Alton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bel Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Alton
  • Bel Alton is located in Charles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Alton <5>
• Morgantown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Charles County
• Dahlgren
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahlgren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
  • Dahlgren is located in King George County (VA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlgren <5>
• Hooes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
  • Hooes is located in King George County (VA)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Popes Creek ...

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

Adding Popes Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Popes Creek 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 Popes Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Popes Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charles County: www.charlescounty.org/

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