Welcome to Drumcliff ...
Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Drumcliff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
Drumcliff is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Drumcliff lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Drumcliff: 301, 227 & 240<3>
Communities near Drumcliff ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drumcliff.
- Leonardtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Another Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Battle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Summerseat Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Coster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Mutual Consent
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
- Mutual
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Saint Leonard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Drumcliff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drumcliff.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drumcliff. 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 Drumcliff.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Drumcliff. See our Newspapers Page for Drumcliff.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drumcliff ...
Looking for more information about Drumcliff? 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 Drumcliff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Drumcliff.
Adding Drumcliff to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Drumcliff 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 Drumcliff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Drumcliff post office opened in 1878. The Drumcliff post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Drumcliff.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Saint Mary's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drumcliff - 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 Drumcliff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Drumcliff 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. |
| <5> | 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/ |