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Welcome to Homewood ...

Homewood is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

Homewood is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Homewood ...

While we believe that this Homewood is located in Anne Arundel County, we know of another 4 Maryland communities named Homewood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegany, Baltimore City, Montgomery and Worcester County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 27 communities that are also named Homewood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Illinois, Kansas, Manitoba, Mississippi, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Virginia (3), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Homewood ...

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

  • Bowie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
  • Laurel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • New Carrollton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Glenarden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
  • North Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rock Hall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Queenstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Upper Marlboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Bellerive Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive 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 Homewood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Homewood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Homewood ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Anne Arundel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Homewood - 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.