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Welcome to Appeal ...

Appeal is located in Calvert County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Appeal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Appeal is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Appeal ...

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

  • Leonardtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Church Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Harbor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Wallville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallville is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
  • California
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Town Creek Manor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
  • Saint Leonard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sotterley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
  • Another Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Another Place is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
  • Broomes Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Appeal ...

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

Adding Appeal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Appeal 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 (so far) for Appeal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Appeal post office opened in 1916. The Appeal post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Appeal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Calvert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Appeal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/