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Welcome to Dotsons Ridge ...

Dotsons Ridge is located in Carroll County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dotsons Ridge: Dotsons Rdg. (or less commonly used: Dotsons Rdge. or Dotsons Ridg.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Dotsons Ridge for more information about variations on the name of Dotsons Ridge.

Dotsons Ridge is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dotsons Ridge: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Dotsons Ridge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Dotsons Ridge, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Dotsons Ridge ...

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

  • Frederick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Westminster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Airy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Taneytown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Walkersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sykesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Windsor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dotsons Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dotsons Ridge - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Dotsons Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Dotsons Ridge 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.