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Welcome to Pawpaw Hollow ...

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

A typical abbreviation for Pawpaw Hollow: Pawpaw Holw. (or less commonly used: Pawpaw Hlw. or Pawpaw Hllw.)

Pawpaw Hollow is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Pawpaw Hollow ...

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

  • Colonial Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Montross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Abell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clements
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Avenue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bushwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Coltons Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Loveville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
  • Milestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pawpaw Hollow ...

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

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 Pawpaw Hollow - 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 Pawpaw Hollow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Pawpaw Hollow 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.