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Welcome to Ellerslie Heights ...

Ellerslie Heights is located in Charles County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ellerslie Heights: Ellerslie Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Ellerslie Heights is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ellerslie Heights: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Websites for Ellerslie Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

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

Communities near Ellerslie Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ellerslie Heights.

  • La Plata
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dumfries
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Indian Head
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Colonial Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Occoquan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <4>
  • Quantico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Quantico is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <4>
  • Bel Alton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Air
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Air is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
  • Faulkner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyons Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellerslie Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Charles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellerslie Heights - 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 Ellerslie Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Ellerslie Heights 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.