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Welcome to Blount Commons ...

Blount Commons is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Blount Commons is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blount Commons: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Blount Commons ...

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

  • Frederick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaithersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Leesburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Takoma Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Vienna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Vienna is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
  • Mount Airy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Poolesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sykesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blount Commons ...

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

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 Blount Commons - 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 Blount Commons area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Blount Commons 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.