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Welcome to Chingville ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chingville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

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

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

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

Communities near Chingville ...

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

  • Leonardtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Montross
    (17 miles [27.4 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>
  • California
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Drayden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Town Creek Manor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
  • Tall Timbers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Breton Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
  • Lexington Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Compton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Hollywood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chingville ...

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

Adding Chingville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chingville 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 Chingville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chingville post office opened in 1900. The Chingville post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chingville.

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 Chingville - 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 Chingville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Chingville 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/