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Welcome to Picketts Corner ...

Picketts Corner is located in Carroll County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Picketts Corner: Picketts Cor. (or less commonly used: Picketts Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Picketts Corner for more information about variations on the name of Picketts Corner.

Picketts Corner is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Picketts Corner: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Picketts Corner ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Picketts Corner, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Picketts Corner ...

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

  • Frederick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Westminster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mount Airy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Taneytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Walkersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sykesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Windsor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Woodsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Picketts Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Picketts Corner - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Picketts Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Picketts Corner 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.