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Welcome to Boonsboro ...

Boonsboro is located in Caroline County<1>.

Boonsboro is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Boonsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Boonsboro: This one is located in Caroline County and the other is located in Washington County.

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

Communities near Boonsboro ...

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

  • Easton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Centreville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Denton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Harrington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Federalsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Greensboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyoming
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Felton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Felton is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felton <4>
  • Greenwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Church Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Boonsboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boonsboro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boonsboro ...

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

Footnotes ...

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