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Welcome to Palmers ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Palmers is near sea level<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Palmers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Palmers - they are located in Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Palmers ...

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

  • Leonardtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Colonial Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Warsaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Warsaw is located in Richmond County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
  • Montross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
  • Blakistone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
  • Bushwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cobb Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Compton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Rock Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Point is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
  • Clements
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmers ...

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

Adding Palmers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palmers 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 Palmers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Palmers post office opened in 1898. The Palmers post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmers.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Saint Mary's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palmers - 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 Palmers area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Palmers 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.
<5>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/