Welcome to Deer Park ...

The town of Deer Park is located in Garrett County<1>.

The location of Deer Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Deer Park has a population of 368 people<3> (see below for details).

Deer Park is 2,520 feet [768 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Deer Park is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Deer Park: (301) and (240)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Deer Park had an population of 368 people. This is a decrease of 7.77% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Deer Park had a population of 399 people. This makes Deer Park the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 399 people, the population of Deer Park decreased 1.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 405 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Deer Park.

Communities Also Named Deer Park ...

While we believe that this Deer Park is located in Garrett County, we know of another 5 Maryland communities named Deer Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Baltimore, Charles, Harford, Montgomery and Prince George's County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 31 communities that are also named Deer Park - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deer Park.

Communities near Deer Park ...

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

• Keyser
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <6>
• Kingwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Kingwood is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <6>
• Oakland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
• Westernport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <6>
• Terra Alta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Alta
  • Terra Alta is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Alta <6>
• Piedmont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <6>
• Rowlesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlesburg
  • Rowlesburg is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlesburg <6>
• Friendsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Friendsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <6>
• Barton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
  • Barton is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
• Accident
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident
  • Accident is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accident <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deer Park ...

Looking for more information about Deer Park? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Deer Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Deer Park.

Adding Deer Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Deer Park on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deer Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deer Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Garrett County: www.co.garrett.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/