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Welcome to Piney Ridge ...

Piney Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Piney Ridge: Piney Rdg. (or less commonly used: Piney Rdge. or Piney Ridg.)

Piney Ridge is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Piney Ridge: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Piney Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Piney Ridge - they are located in Michigan, North Carolina and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Piney Ridge ...

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

  • Dover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,199 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
  • Middletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
  • Smyrna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
  • Chestertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Centreville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Townsend
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <4>
  • Greensboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cheswold
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
    • Cheswold is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <4>
  • Wyoming
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piney Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Queen Anne's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piney Ridge - 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 Piney Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Piney Ridge 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.