Welcome to Bishops Head ...

Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bishops Head, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bishops Head is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bishops Head: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities near Bishops Head ...

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

Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
Church Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Church Creek is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Creek <4>
Crapo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crapo
- From Bishops Head to Crapo
Elliott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elliott
- From Bishops Head to Elliott
Andrews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Andrews
- From Bishops Head to Andrews
Lakesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lakesville
- From Bishops Head to Lakesville
Nanticoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nanticoke
- From Bishops Head to Nanticoke
Chance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chance is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chance <4>
Deal Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deal Island is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Island
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deal Island <4>
Fishing Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fishing Creek is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishing Creek <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fishing Creek
- From Bishops Head to Fishing Creek

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bishops Head ...

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

Adding Bishops Head to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bishops Head.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Dorchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bishops Head - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Bishops Head area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Bishops Head 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.