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Welcome to Saint Margarets ...

Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Margarets, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Margarets: St. Margarets

Saint Margarets is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Saint Margarets ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Saint Margarets - they are located in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Saint Margarets ...

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

  • Bowie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Hall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Queenstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Highland Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Gibson Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
  • Jones
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Parole
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
  • Rugby Hall Estates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rugby Hall Estates is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Hall Estates
    • Rugby Hall Estates has also been known as:
    • Rugby Hall
  • Watergate Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Margarets ...

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

Adding Saint Margarets to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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 Saint Margarets - 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.