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Welcome to Kent Estates ...

Kent Estates is located in Washington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Kent Estates: Kent Ests.

Kent Estates is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Kent Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kent Estates - it's located in Utah.

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

Communities near Kent Estates ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Chambersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Waynesboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Thurmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Greencastle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Boonsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Williamsport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Shepherdstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Myersville
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Kent Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kent Estates.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kent Estates ...

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

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