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Welcome to Popes Creek ...

Popes Creek is located in Charles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Popes Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Popes Creek: Popes Crk. (or less commonly used: Popes Ck. or Popes Cr.)

Popes Creek is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Popes Creek: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Websites for Popes Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

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

Communities near Popes Creek ...

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

  • La Plata
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Indian Head
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Colonial Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Quantico
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Quantico is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <4>
  • Port Royal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Tobacco Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Bel Alton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Morgantown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Morgantown is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Dahlgren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hooes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Popes Creek ...

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

Adding Popes Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Popes Creek 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 (so far) for Popes Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Popes Creek.

Footnotes ...

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