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Welcome to Potomac Valley Farms ...

Potomac Valley Farms is located in Washington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Potomac Valley Farms: Potomac Vly. Farms (or less commonly used: Potomac Vally. Farms or Potomac Vlly. Farms)

Potomac Valley Farms is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Potomac Valley Farms: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Potomac Valley Farms ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Potomac Valley Farms.

  • Hagerstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
  • Martinsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Brunswick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Charles Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ranson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
  • Middletown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Boonsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Smithsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lovettsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamsport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potomac Valley Farms ...

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

Footnotes ...

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