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Welcome to Carthagena Creek ...

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

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

Carthagena Creek is near sea level<2>.

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

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

Communities near Carthagena Creek ...

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

  • Leonardtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Great Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Tall Timbers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Callaway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dameron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
  • Lexington Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • California
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Scotland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • North Town Creek Manor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carthagena Creek ...

Looking for more information about Carthagena 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 Carthagena Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carthagena 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 Carthagena 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 Carthagena Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Carthagena 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.