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Welcome to Big Woods Acres ...

Big Woods Acres is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Big Woods Acres is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Big Woods Acres: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Websites for Big Woods Acres ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Big Woods Acres, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Big Woods Acres ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Woods Acres.

  • Frederick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Rockville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaithersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Leesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
  • Herndon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <4>
  • Purcellville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mount Airy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunswick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Poolesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Middletown
    (18 miles [29 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 Big Woods Acres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Woods Acres.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Woods Acres ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Woods Acres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Big Woods Acres area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Big Woods Acres area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.