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Welcome to Fort Deterick ...

Fort Deterick is located in Frederick County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Deterick: Ft. Deterick

Fort Deterick is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fort Deterick: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Websites for Fort Deterick ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

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

Communities near Fort Deterick ...

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

  • Mount Airy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Thurmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Brunswick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Walkersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Middletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Boonsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Emmitsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Smithsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lovettsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Myersville
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Fort Deterick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Deterick.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Deterick ...

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

Footnotes ...

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