Welcome to Milestown ...

Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

The location of Milestown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milestown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Milestown is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Milestown: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities Also Named Milestown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Milestown - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Milestown ...

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

• Leonardtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <5>
• Colonial Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <5>
• Montross
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <5>
• Eagle Harbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Cobb Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Island
  • Cobb Island is located in Charles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobb Island <5>
• Coltons Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coltons Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltons Point
  • Coltons Point is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coltons Point <5>
• Compton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
• Breton Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
  • Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
• Chaptico
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaptico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaptico
  • Chaptico is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaptico <5>
• Helen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
  • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milestown ...

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

Adding Milestown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milestown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Milestown was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Milestown in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milestown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milestown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/