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Welcome to Contee ...

Contee is located in Prince George's County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Contee, 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.

Contee is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Contee ...

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

  • Arlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
  • Rockville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Gaithersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bowie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
  • College Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenbelt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Hyattsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Takoma Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Carrollton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bladensburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Contee ...

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

Adding Contee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Contee 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 Contee was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Contee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Prince George's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Contee - 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 Contee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Contee 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.