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Welcome to Dares Beach ...

Dares Beach is located in Calvert County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dares Beach, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Dares Beach: Dares Bch.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Dares Beach for more information about variations on the name of Dares Beach.

Dares Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Dares Beach ...

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

  • Chesapeake Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Leonardtown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • North Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Church Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Parran
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Parran is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
  • Port Republic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Prince Frederick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Willows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Willows is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Barstow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Barstow is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dares Beach ...

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

Adding Dares Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dares Beach 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 Dares Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dares Beach post office opened in 1892. The Dares Beach post office closed in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dares Beach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Calvert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dares Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/