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Welcome to Saint Georges ...

Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Saint Georges, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


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

A typical abbreviation for Saint Georges: St. Georges

Saint Georges is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Saint Georges: (410), (443)<4> & (667)

Websites for Saint Georges ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities Also Named Saint Georges ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Saint Georges - they are located in Delaware, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Quebec (10), South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Saint Georges ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Westminster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Westminster is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
  • Mount Airy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
    • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <5>
  • Manchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
    • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
  • New Windsor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Berrywood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrywood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
    • Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
  • Boring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boring have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
    • Boring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boring <5>
  • Finksburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finksburg
    • Finksburg is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finksburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Georges ...

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

Adding Saint Georges to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Georges 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 Saint Georges was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Georges.

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Georges - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Of the area codes for Saint Georges, area code (443, 667) is an overlay.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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