Welcome to Chingville ...

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

The location of Chingville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Chingville: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities near Chingville ...

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

• Leonardtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Montross
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <5>
• California
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <5>
• Drayden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drayden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayden
  • Drayden is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayden <5>
• North Town Creek Manor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Town Creek Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
  • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
• Tall Timbers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
  • Tall Timbers is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tall Timbers <5>
• Breton Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
  • Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
• Lexington Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Park
  • Lexington Park is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Former name for Lexington Park:
  • Jarboesville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington Park <5>
• Compton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
• Hollywood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood 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 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 for Chingville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chingville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chingville. 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: www.maryland.gov/