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Welcome to Heatherwood ...

Heatherwood is located in Howard County<1>.

Heatherwood is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Heatherwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Heatherwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina (4), Texas, Utah and Virginia.

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

Websites for Heatherwood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

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

Communities near Heatherwood ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Rockville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaithersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
  • Westminster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Airy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sykesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Windsor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Market
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Washington Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heatherwood ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heatherwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.