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Welcome to Deep Landing ...

Deep Landing is located in Calvert County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deep Landing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

A typical abbreviation for Deep Landing: Deep Lndg. (or less commonly used: Deep Lndng.)

Deep Landing is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Deep Landing ...

While we believe that this Deep Landing is located in Calvert County, we know of another 2 Maryland communities named Deep Landing. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kent and Queen Anne's County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deep Landing.

Communities near Deep Landing ...

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

  • La Plata
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Chesapeake Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • North Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Morningside
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Morningside is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Upper Marlboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Port Tobacco Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Academy Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
  • Buena Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Lower Marlboro Towne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
  • Barstow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 Deep Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deep Landing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deep Landing ...

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

Adding Deep Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deep Landing in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Deep Landing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Deep Landing post office opened in 1894. The Deep Landing post office closed in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deep Landing.

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 Deep Landing - 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/