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Welcome to Compton ...Compton is located in Saint Mary's County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Compton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885. Compton is near sea level<2>. Time Zone: Compton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Compton: (301) and (240)<3> The ZIP code for Compton: 20627<4> Communities Also Named Compton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Compton: This one is located in Saint Mary's County and the other is located in Charles County. Beyond Maryland, there are 20 communities that are also named Compton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Compton. Communities near Compton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Compton.
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 Compton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Compton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Compton. 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 Compton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Compton. See our Newspapers Page for Compton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Compton ...Looking for more information about Compton? 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 Compton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Compton. Adding Compton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Compton 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 Compton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Compton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Compton. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Compton. 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/ Footnotes ...
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