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Welcome to Brandon Shores ...

Brandon Shores is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Brandon Shores: Brandon Shrs.

Brandon Shores is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Brandon Shores ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
  • Annapolis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
  • Rock Hall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Highland Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Arundel Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
  • Brooklyn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Clearview Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
  • Dundalk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brandon Shores ...

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

Adding Brandon Shores to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brandon Shores in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Brandon Shores was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandon Shores.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Anne Arundel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brandon Shores - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.