Welcome to Antietam Station ...

Antietam Station is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Antietam Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Antietam Station: Antietam Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Antietam Station is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Antietam Station: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities near Antietam Station ...

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

• Frederick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Hagerstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Martinsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Brunswick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Charles Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <5>
• Ranson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
• Middletown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Boonsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Smithsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsburg
  • Smithsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithsburg <5>
• Lovettsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovettsville
  • Lovettsville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovettsville <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 Antietam Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Antietam Station.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Antietam Station ...

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

Adding Antietam Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Antietam Station 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 Antietam Station was on a map titled Map of Maryland (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Antietam Station.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

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