Welcome to Avenue ...

Avenue is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avenue, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Avenue is near sea level<3>.

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

Area codes for Avenue: (301) & (240)<4>

The ZIP code for Avenue: 20609<5>

Communities Also Named Avenue ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Avenue.

Communities near Avenue ...

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

• Leonardtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <6>
• Colonial Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <6>
• Montross
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <6>
• Breton Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
  • Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
• Cobb Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Island
  • Cobb Island is located in Charles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobb Island <6>
• Compton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
• Rock Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
  • Rock Point is located in Charles County
• Clements
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clements have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
  • Clements is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clements <6>
• Hurry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
  • Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
• Chaptico
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaptico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaptico
  • Chaptico is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaptico <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avenue ...

Looking for more information about Avenue? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Avenue, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Avenue.

Adding Avenue to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avenue 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 Avenue was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Avenue post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avenue.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

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