Welcome to Horse Shoe Bend ...
Horse Shoe Bend is located in Washington County<1>.
Horse Shoe Bend is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Horse Shoe Bend lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Horse Shoe Bend: 301, 227 & 240<3>
Communities Also Named Horse Shoe Bend ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Horse Shoe Bend - it's located in Indiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Horse Shoe Bend.
Communities near Horse Shoe Bend ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Horse Shoe Bend.
- Frederick
(17 miles [27.4 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>
- Hagerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
- Martinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brunswick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ranson
(12 miles [19.3 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boonsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lovettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Horse Shoe Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horse Shoe Bend.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Horse Shoe Bend. 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 Horse Shoe Bend.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Horse Shoe Bend. See our Newspapers Page for Horse Shoe Bend.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horse Shoe Bend ...
Looking for more information about Horse Shoe Bend? 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 Horse Shoe Bend, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Horse Shoe Bend.
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 Horse Shoe Bend - 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 Horse Shoe Bend area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Horse Shoe Bend 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. |