Welcome to National ...

National is located in Allegany County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of National, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

National is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for National: (301) & (240)<4>

Communities Also Named National ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named National - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan (2), Nevada, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near National ...

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

• Cumberland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
• Frostburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <5>
• Keyser
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <5>
• Meyersdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <5>
• Westernport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <5>
• Lonaconing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <5>
• Carpendale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Grantsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Hyndman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
  • Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <5>
• Piedmont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for National ...

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

Adding National to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of National 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 National was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the National post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for National.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/

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