Welcome to Budds Creek ...

Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Budds Creek, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Budds Creek: Budds Crk. (or less commonly used: Budds Ck. or Budds Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Budds Creek for more information about variations on the name of Budds Creek.

Budds Creek is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Budds Creek: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Budds Creek ...

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

• La Plata
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Plata
  • From Budds Creek to La Plata
• Leonardtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <4>
• Colonial Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Colonial Beach
  • From Budds Creek to Colonial Beach
• Eagle Harbor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Port Tobacco Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
  • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Mount Victoria
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
  • Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
• Hurry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
  • Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hurry
  • From Budds Creek to Hurry
• Mechanicsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Mechanicsville is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <4>
• Charlotte Hall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Hall
  • Charlotte Hall is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte Hall <4>
• Helen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
  • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Budds Creek ...

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

Adding Budds Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Budds Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Budds Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Budds Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/