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Welcome to Nutwell ...

Nutwell is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nutwell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Nutwell is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Nutwell ...

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

  • Bowie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Annapolis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Glenarden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
  • Chesapeake Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • District Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Seat Pleasant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
  • Capitol Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • North Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Morningside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Morningside is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Saint Michaels
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nutwell ...

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

Adding Nutwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nutwell 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 (so far) for Nutwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Nutwell post office opened in 1886. The Nutwell post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nutwell.

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 Nutwell - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/