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Welcome to Rangers Woods ...

Rangers Woods is located in Frederick County<1>.

Rangers Woods is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rangers Woods: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Websites for Rangers Woods ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

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

Communities near Rangers Woods ...

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

  • Frederick
    (10 miles [16.1 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaithersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Leesburg
    (17 miles [27.4 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunswick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Walkersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Poolesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Middletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rangers Woods ...

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

Footnotes ...

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