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Welcome to Garretts Mill ...

Garretts Mill is located in Washington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Garretts Mill: Garretts Ml. (or less commonly used: Garretts Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Garretts Mill for more information about variations on the name of Garretts Mill.

Garretts Mill is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Garretts Mill: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Garretts Mill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Garretts Mill - they are located in Missouri and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Garretts Mill.

Communities near Garretts Mill ...

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

  • Frederick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Leesburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
  • Martinsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Purcellville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Brunswick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Walkersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Charles Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ranson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
  • Middletown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Boonsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garretts Mill ...

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

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 Garretts Mill - 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 Garretts Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Garretts Mill 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.