Welcome to Four Locks ...

Four Locks is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Four Locks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Four Locks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Four Locks is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Four Locks: (301) & (240)<4>

Communities near Four Locks ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Martinsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Greencastle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <5>
• Boonsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>
• Williamsport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <5>
• Shepherdstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <5>
• Mercersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
  • Mercersburg is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <5>
• Hancock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <5>
• Keedysville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keedysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keedysville
  • Keedysville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keedysville <5>
• Funkstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkstown
  • Funkstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funkstown <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Four Locks ...

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

Adding Four Locks to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Four Locks post office opened in 1858.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Four Locks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Four Locks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/