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Welcome to Garden Estates ...

Garden Estates is located in Charles County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Garden Estates: Garden Ests.

Garden Estates is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Garden Estates: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Garden Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Garden Estates: This one is located in Charles County and the other is located in Dorchester County.

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

Websites for Garden Estates ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

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

Communities near Garden Estates ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • La Plata
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dumfries
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Indian Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Colonial Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Occoquan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <4>
  • Quantico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Quantico is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <4>
  • Port Tobacco Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Marbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Marbury is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
  • Mattawoman Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garden Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

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