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Welcome to Wentz ...Wentz is located in Carroll County<1>. The location of Wentz has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Wentz, 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. Wentz is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Wentz lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Wentz is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> & (667). Websites for Wentz ...Chamber of Commerce: www.carrollcountychamber.org/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wentz, the following might be of interest: Communities Also Named Wentz ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wentz - they are located in Kentucky, New York and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wentz. Communities near Wentz ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wentz.
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 Wentz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wentz. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wentz. 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 Wentz. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wentz. See our Newspapers Page for Wentz. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wentz ...Looking for more information about Wentz? 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 Wentz, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wentz. Adding Wentz to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wentz 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 Wentz was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Wentz. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wentz. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/ The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/ Footnotes ...
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