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Welcome to Round Bay ...

Round Bay is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Round Bay, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Round Bay is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Round Bay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Round Bay - it's located in Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Round Bay ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bowie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
  • Annapolis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Greenbelt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <3>
  • New Carrollton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Glenarden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
  • Rock Hall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Highland Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Bestgate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bestgate is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestgate

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Round Bay ...

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

Adding Round Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Round Bay 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 (so far) for Round Bay was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Round Bay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Anne Arundel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Round Bay - 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.