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Welcome to Fenwood Heights ...

Fenwood Heights is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

Fenwood Heights is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fenwood Heights: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Fenwood Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Fenwood Heights ...

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

  • Westminster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Airy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Taneytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampstead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Littlestown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Windsor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Union Bridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Railroad
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Fenwood Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fenwood Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fenwood Heights ...

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

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 Fenwood 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Fenwood Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Fenwood 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.