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Welcome to Breton Woods ...

Breton Woods is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

Breton Woods is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Breton Woods ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Breton Woods - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Breton Woods ...

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

  • Colonial Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Montross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
  • Eagle Harbor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Abell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clements
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Avenue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Loveville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
  • Milestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
  • Bushwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Coltons Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Breton Woods ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Saint Mary's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Breton Woods - 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 Breton Woods area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Breton Woods 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.