Welcome to Pondsville ...

Pondsville is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pondsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Pondsville is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Pondsville: (301) and (240)<3>

Communities Also Named Pondsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pondsville - they are located in Kentucky and Massachusetts.

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

Communities near Pondsville ...

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

• Frederick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • 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>
• Hagerstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
• Waynesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Thurmont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <4>
• Walkersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <4>
• Middletown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Greencastle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Carroll Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
  • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <4>
• Boonsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <4>
• Emmitsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmitsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg
  • Emmitsburg is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmitsburg <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 Pondsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pondsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pondsville ...

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

Adding Pondsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pondsville 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 Pondsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pondsville post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pondsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pondsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/