Welcome to The Ponderosa ...

The Ponderosa is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The Ponderosa is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named The Ponderosa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named The Ponderosa - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (3), Kentucky, New Mexico (2), North Carolina (3), North Dakota, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Websites for The Ponderosa ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

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

Communities near The Ponderosa ...

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

Frederick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
Gaithersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <4>
Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <4>
Brunswick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brunswick is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
Walkersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Walkersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <4>
Poolesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poolesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <4>
Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
Sykesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sykesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Ponderosa ...

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

Footnotes ...

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