Welcome to West Annapolis ...

West Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Annapolis, 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 West Annapolis: W. Annapolis

West Annapolis is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near West Annapolis ...

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

• Bowie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
• Glenarden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenarden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
  • Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
• North Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
  • North Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Beach <4>
• Rock Hall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <4>
• Queenstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
  • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
• Upper Marlboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Marlboro
  • Upper Marlboro is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Marlboro <4>
• Highland Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
  • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
• Cape Saint Claire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Saint Claire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Saint Claire
  • Cape Saint Claire is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Saint Claire <4>
• Jones
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Jones is located in Anne Arundel County
• Londontowne
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londontowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
  • Londontowne is located in Anne Arundel County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Annapolis ...

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

Adding West Annapolis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Annapolis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/

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