RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maryland >> Saint Mary's County >> Budds CreekIndex...

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)
  • Leonardtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonial Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Harbor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Port Tobacco Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Mount Victoria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
  • Hurry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mechanicsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlotte Hall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Helen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen

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 (so far) for Budds Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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