Welcome to Scotland Beach ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scotland Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

A typical abbreviation for Scotland Beach: Scotland Bch.

Scotland Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Scotland Beach: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities near Scotland Beach ...

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

• Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Ridge is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge <5>
• Dameron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
  • Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
• Gum Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
  • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
• Saint Marys City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys City
  • Saint Marys City is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys City <5>
• Piney Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
  • Piney Point is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point <5>
• Drayden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drayden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayden
  • Drayden is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayden <5>
• Ophelia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophelia
  • Ophelia is located in Northumberland County (VA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophelia <5>
• Tall Timbers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
  • Tall Timbers is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tall Timbers <5>
• Valley Lee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
  • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
• Heathsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
  • Heathsville is located in Northumberland County (VA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heathsville <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 Scotland Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scotland Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scotland Beach ...

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

Adding Scotland Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scotland Beach post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scotland Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scotland Beach. 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: www.maryland.gov/