Welcome to Redgate ...

Redgate is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Redgate, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Redgate is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Redgate: (301) & (240)<4>

Communities near Redgate ...

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

• La Plata
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <5>
• Leonardtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <5>
• Colonial Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <5>
• Eagle Harbor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Port Tobacco Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
  • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Chaptico
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaptico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaptico
  • Chaptico is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaptico <5>
• Independence Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
  • Independence Village is located in Charles County
• Helen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
  • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
• Hughesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Hughesville is located in Charles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <5>
• Golden Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
  • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redgate ...

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

Adding Redgate to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Redgate post office opened in 1895.

We also found Redgate on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redgate.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

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