Welcome to Palmers ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmers, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Palmers is near sea level<3>.

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

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

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)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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>
• Warsaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Richmond County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
• Montross
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• Bushwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwood
  • Bushwood is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushwood <5>
• Cobb Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Compton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
• Rock Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
  • Rock Point is located in Charles County
• Clements
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clements have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
  • Clements is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clements <5>
• Bryant Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
  • Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)

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 for Palmers was on a map titled Map of Maryland (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palmers. 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/