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Welcome to Finchville ...

Finchville is located in Dorchester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Finchville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Finchville is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Finchville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Finchville - they are located in Connecticut, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York and Virginia.

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

Communities near Finchville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Finchville ...

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

Adding Finchville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Finchville 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 Finchville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Finchville post office opened in 1879.

We also found Finchville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Finchville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Dorchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Finchville - 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 Finchville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Finchville 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/