Welcome to Scotland Beach ...
Scotland Beach is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.
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<2>.
Time Zone: Scotland Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Scotland Beach: 301, 227 & 240<3>
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.<4> 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) - 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)- 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.<4> 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.<4> 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>
- Bundick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Coan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - 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>
- Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<7>
X2X - 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: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Saint Mary's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scotland Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Scotland Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Scotland Beach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |