Welcome to Fourpoints ...

Fourpoints is located in Frederick County<1>.

The location of Fourpoints has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fourpoints, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Fourpoints is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Fourpoints: (301) and (240)<4>

Websites for Fourpoints ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

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

Communities near Fourpoints ...

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

• Frederick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Westminster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Hanover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <5>
• Waynesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Gettysburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <5>
• Thurmont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <5>
• Taneytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <5>
• Walkersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
• Littlestown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <5>
• Carroll Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
  • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <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 Fourpoints. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fourpoints.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fourpoints ...

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

Adding Fourpoints to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fourpoints post office opened in 1897.

We also found Fourpoints on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fourpoints.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

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