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Welcome to River Park Estates ...

River Park Estates is located in Howard County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for River Park Estates: River Park Ests.

River Park Estates is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for River Park Estates ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

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

Communities near River Park Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near River Park Estates.

  • Baltimore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gaithersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
  • Westminster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Airy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • New Windsor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Bridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • New Market
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Washington Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Park Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around River Park Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.