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Welcome to Fountain Head Heights ...

Fountain Head Heights is located in Washington County<1>.

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

Fountain Head Heights is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Fountain Head Heights ...

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

  • Chambersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Waynesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Thurmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Greencastle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Carroll Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Boonsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Smithsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Williamsport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shepherdstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountain Head Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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