Welcome to Pumphrey ...

Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

The location of Pumphrey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pumphrey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Pumphrey is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Pumphrey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pumphrey - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Pumphrey ...

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

• Baltimore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
• Bowie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
• Annapolis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <4>
• Laurel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
• Arbutus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbutus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus
  • Arbutus is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arbutus <4>
• Cohansey Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cohansey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
  • Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
• Elkridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
  • Elkridge is located in Howard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkridge <4>
• Lawyers Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
  • Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
• Oaklee Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaklee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
  • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
• Violetville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
  • Violetville is located in Baltimore City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pumphrey ...

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

Adding Pumphrey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pumphrey 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 Pumphrey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pumphrey post office opened in 1880.

We also found Pumphrey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pumphrey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/

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